As enacted

Contents

61. Insertion of new sections 213C, 213D and 213E in the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 213B of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 213C, 213D and 213E thereof :—

213C. One half of all fines, other than fines imposed by Courts, recovered under the provisions of this Act other than monies specified under paragraph (b) of subsection (2)

of section 213D shall be credited to the

Consolidated Fund and the other half shall be credited to the Police Reward Fund, established under section 73 of the Police Ordinance

(Chapter 53).

213D. (1) There shall be established for the purposes of this Act, a fund to be called the

Motor Traffic Reward Fund (hereafter referred to as “the Reward and Incentive Fund .”)

(2)

There shall be paid into the Reward and

Incentive Fund—

(a)

all sums directed to be paid thereto under section 213E or by the Director

General of Customs or under any other written law ;

(b)

one half of the fines, other than fines imposed by Court, recovered under court actions instituted by the

Department of Motor Traffic ;

“One Half of the fines to be credited to the Police

Reward

Fund.

Motor

Traffic

Reward and

Incentive

Fund.

(c)

one percent of the fees, levies and surcharges, charged under this Act.

(3)

There shall be paid out of the Reward and Incentive Fund—

(a)

all payments given as rewards to officers engaged in the regulation, supervision, inspection, investigation, detection and control of vehicles in accordance with regulations made hereunder ;

(b)

the expenses incurred in the administration of the Fund ; and

(c)

prescribed payments.

(4)

Regulations may be made –

(a)

prescribing the manner in which the

Fund is to be administered ;

(b)

in respect of matters connected with the Fund which are required by this

Act to be prescribed ;

(c)

in respect of all matters incidental to or connected with the establishment and administration of the Fund.

(5)

The accounts of the Fund shall be audited by the Auditor General.

213E.

for

(1)

Where a vehicle is modified, altered or changed as regards its construction, and identity or any changes are effected to its mechanical components, the Commissioner

General shall have the power to impose such surcharges in accordance with the provisions of regulations made hereunder and such imposition shall be final and conclusive.

Surcharge modification and alteration of vehicles.

(2)

The amount of the surcharges imposed by the Commissioner under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be credited to the Motor

Traffic Reward fund established under section 213D.”

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