Motor vehicle fines

General category
Own Local Resources (No land use)

According to draft Policy Transitioning of Local Government one the recommendations to secure funding for municipal corporations is to collect and retain fines from “the motor vehicle ticket system and other breaches from the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act”. In this regard the Local Goverment Reform Bill stablished 

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Local Government Reform Bill - Trinidad and Tobago

by renumbering section 220 as 220(1) and inserting after section 220(1) as renumbered the following new subsection:  “ (2) A Municipal Police Office Officer may issue fixed penalty tickets under the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Enforcement and Administration) Act.”;    ...

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Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Action Area
Urban economy and municipal finances

Instrument Types:

  • Own resource
    Non-Tax
    Permanent income
Legal framework
Local Government Reform Bill - Trinidad and Tobago
Municipal Corporations Act - Trinidad and Tobago
Access / Authorization
Source of resources
Distribution
Limits
Destination
Related Authorities / Institutions
Municipal police office
Municipal Corporations