(1) An authorised officer may serve an infringement notice on any person, if the authorised officer has reason to believe that the person has committed a prescribed offence against a relevant law.
S. 91(2) substituted by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 7(1)).
(2) An offence referred to in subsection (1) for which an infringement notice may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006 .
S. 91(3) amended by No. 69/2004 s. 57(1).
(3) The penalty for the purposes of this section for a prescribed offence is the amount, not exceeding 10 penalty units, prescribed for that offence.
S. 91(4) amended by No. 76/1998 s. 3(1)(x).
(4) If a prescribed offence relates to the taking or destruction of forest produce and the infringement notice includes a copy of a certificate under the seal of the Secretary as to the amount (being an amount not exceeding the prescribed amount) which would have been payable if the forest produce had been taken in accordance with an authority issued under a relevant law, the penalty for the purposes of this section for that prescribed offence is the sum of the penalty determined in accordance with subsection (3) and the amount stated in that certificate.
S. 91(5) amended by No. 76/1998 s. 3(1)(x).
(5) The Secretary may give a certificate for the purpose of subsection (4).
S. 92 amended by No. 76/1998 s. 3(1)(x), repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 7(2)).
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S. 93 amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 27.3), 76/1998 s. 3(1)(x), repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 7(2)).
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S. 94 amended by Nos 53/1989 s. 22(2), 61/1993 s. 36(g)(ii), 76/1998 s. 3(1)(y)(i)(ii), 19/2018 s. 80(2), 42/2021 s. 43(1).