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69ZD Recovery of penalties

If an Act or a subordinate instrument—then, unless the contrary intention appears, the penalty must be recovered only before the Magistrates' Court.

S. 69ZD inserted by No. 32/2013 s. 47 (as amended by No. 77/2013 ss 45, 48).

(a)provides for a penalty to be recovered from any person—

(i)summarily; or

(ii)on summary conviction; or

(iii)before the Magistrates' Court; or

(b)uses any other words that imply that a penalty is to be recovered before the Magistrates' Court; or

(c)does not provide a form or mode of procedure for the recovery of a penalty—