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Road Traffic (Notification of Offences) Regulations, 2000

Government Notice 249 of 2000

Revoked
This Government Notice was revoked on 2011-08-26 by Road Traffic (Notification of Offences) Regulations, 2011.
Road Traffic (Notification of Offences) Regulations, 2000
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Government Notice 249 of 2000
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Road Traffic Act
Date
31 July 2002
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Road Traffic Act

Road Traffic (Notification of Offences) Regulations, 2000

Government Notice 249 of 2000

  • Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
  • Commenced on 30 June 2000
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
  • [Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 July 2002 and 30 November 2019 by the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for TANZLII.]
  1. [Revoked on 26 August 2011 by Road Traffic (Notification of Offences) Regulations, 2011 (Government Notice 257 of 2011)]

1. Short title

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Notification of Offences) Regulations.

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations—"Act" means the Road Traffic Act1;1Cap. 168"court" means the court established in pursuance of the provisions of the Magistrates' Courts Act2, for the purpose of trying traffic offences.2Cap. 11

3. Service of notice with regard to offences

(1)Where a police officer has reason to believe that any person has committed any offence specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations, he shall serve that person with a notice in Form P.F. 101 prescribed in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
(2)The notice served under subregulation (1) shall offer to the person named on it an opportunity for the discharge of any liability to conviction by the court for the offence with respect to the commission of which that person had admitted by payment of a fixed penalty.

4. Particulars of an offence

A notice served under subregulation (1) of regulation 3 shall specify the alleged offence and give particulars of the offence as are necessary for giving reasonable information of the allegation and shall also state the period during which proceedings may not be taken for the offence.

5. No further proceedings for a person who has admitted an offence

No further proceedings shall be instituted by a police officer against a person who has been served with a notice under Regulation 3(2) and has admitted the offence and paid the prescribed penalty.

6. Person to submit himself for payment of fine

(1)A person served with a notice under regulation 3(2) shall pay the penalty to the police officer who served him with notice or where that person is unable to pay the penalty, the police officer may require that person to enter into recognisance that he shall pay the penalty to the Officer Commanding District or Officer Commanding Station of an area close to a place where the offence with respect to which the notice has been served on him.
(2)Where a person submits himself to the Officer Commanding District or Officer Commanding Station in pursuant to regulation 6(1) he shall pay the penalty specified in the notification.
(3)All payments made in pursuant to this regulation shall be issued with the exchequer receipt.

7. Police officer to institute proceedings

A police officer shall institute proceedings in the court against any person who, having admitted the offence and a notice being served on him, fails to submit himself as directed in the notification.

8. Commission of offences against first schedule

Where a police officer has reason to believe that any person has committed any offence specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations, and upon being served with a notification refuses to admit the offence, he shall institute proceedings in court in the same manner as provided for under the provisions of the Act other than section 95.

9. Money paid as penalty to form part of government revenue

All money paid as penalty pursuant to notification of traffic offence shall form part of Government revenue and be paid into the exchequer account in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the Exchequer and Audit Ordinance3.3R.L. Cap. 439

10. Revocation

[Revokes Government Notice No. 159 of 1991.]

First schedule (section 95(10)

Traffic offences

Part One – Offences relating to motor vehicles

No.
Nature of OffenceSection of the Road Traffic Act or Rules of the Traffic Act
1.Use of motor vehicle without registrations. 13(1), (2)
2.Failure to fix identification markss. 9(1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
3.Failure to carry certification of registration in the vehicles. 8(1), (2)
4.Driving without a valid driving licences. 24(1), (2)
5.Failure to display identification marks for vehicle used for driving lessonss. 27
6.Offences relating to driving instructionss. 42(a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
7.Offences relating to condition of motor vehicle for use on a roads. 44(1)(a), (b), (2), (3)
8.Failure to tighten a safety belt and/or failure to wear a helmets. 44(11), (12)
9.Failure to stop at railway crossings. 65(3)
10.Driving unreasonably slowlys. 66
11.Riding in dangerous positions. 68(1), (2), (3), (4)
12.Restriction on pillion ridings. 69(1), (2)
13.Obstructing a driver of motor vehicles. 70
14.Causing damage to a motor vehicles. 71(1), (2), (3)
15.Careless or inconsiderate use of motor vehicles. 60
16.Owner of a Public Service vehicle failing to mark/print name and address, maximum number of passenger and weight of goods on the right or off side of a vehicler. 47(1)
17.Conveying on motor omnibus goods not belonging to passengersr. 53(1)
18.Failing to carry reflectors on motor vehicler. 44(1)
19.Unnecessary sounding of horn etc.r. 39(3)
20Stopping a motor vehicle within twenty five feet from a corner in townshipr. 35(2)(b)
21.Failing to draw the vehicle on the left or near side of the road when stopping in townshipr. 35(h)
22.Failing to stop a vehicles. 126(2)
23.Failing to comply with road traffic ruless. 46 and s. 126
24.Driving a commercial vehicle, heavy duty or public service vehicle beyond speed limitr. 60
25.Driving or causing a motor vehicle or trailer to be driven with load not well securedr. 30(1)(e)
26.Driving or causing a motor or trailer to be driven with a load not well securedr. 30(1)(e)
27.Driving or causing a motor vehicle to be used on the road with defective tyresr. 30(1)(i)
28.Employer failing to keep record of a driver. 79
29.Failure of the owner or hirer of a motor vehicle to give identity of a drivers. 93(a), (b)
30.Failure to remove broken down vehicles. 98
31.Failure to remove a vehicle from parking places. 99(1), (2)(a), (b), (3)(a), (b), (d), (4)
32.Driving or parking a motor vehicle on a foot paths. 60(1)(a), (b), (2)
33.Offences relating to overtaking, use of lanes, carriage ways and conduct at intersectionss. 50 of RTA No. 30/1973 and sec 11 of Act No. 16/1966 (amendment)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (27)
34.Failure to use dipped light when approaching oncoming traffics. 39 of Act No. 30/1973 and s. 8 of Act No. 16/1996
35.Giving driving instructions without driving instructor's certificates. 21 of Act No. 30/1973 and s. 3 of Act No. 16/1996s. 62 of Act No. 16/1973
36.Taking motor vehicle without owner's consents. 65 of Act No. 16 of 1973
37.Failure to observe pedestrian crossings. 71 and 71(A) of No. 30/1973 and s. 16 of Act No. 16/1996
38.Offences relating to parking and standings. 84(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7)
39.Failure to observe instructions conveyed by traffic signs, traffic signals and road markingss. 73 and 73 (1) of Act No. 30/1973 and s. 17 of Act No. 16/1996 (2), (3), (4)

Part Two – Offences relating to bicycle/tricycle

1.Riding a bicycle in prohibited manners. 114
2.Riding a bicycle which has no effective brakes. 114
3.Using a bicycle/tricycle which has no horn, bell or other prescribed instrumentr. 32
4.Riding a bicycle/tricycle which has no lightss. 120
5.Failing to carry reflector on a bicycler. 43r. 44(1)(ii)

Part "A" – Notification of intention to answer charges

[Editorial note: The form has not been reproduced.]

Part "B" – Admission of offence

[Editorial note: The form has not been reproduced.]

Second schedule

Notification of traffic offences

[Editorial note: The form has not been reproduced.]
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History of this document

26 August 2011
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
30 June 2000
Commenced