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Trade Standards and Quality Control Decree 1992 - Trade Standards and Quality Control (Prescribed On-Spot Contravention Notice) Regulations 2011

FIJI ISLANDS
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT


TRADE STANDARDS AND QUALITY CONTROL DECREE 1992
(DECREE No. 24 OF 1992)


[LEGAL NOTICE NO. 48]


Trade Standards and Quality Control (Prescribed
On-Spot Contravention Notice) Regulations 2011


IN exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 60 of the Trade Standards and Quality Control Decree 1992, I hereby make the following Regulations-


Short title and commencement


1. These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Standards and Quality Control (Prescribed On-Spot Contravention Notice) Regulations 2011 and come into force upon gazettal.


Prescribed notice


2. For the purpose of section 17(1A) of the Trade Standards and Quality Control Decree 1992, the prescribed notice is in the Schedule.


SIGNED in Suva this 24th day of May 2011.


A. SAYED-KHAIYUM
Attorney General and
Minister for Justice, Anti-Corruption, Public Enterprises,
Communications, Civil Aviation, Tourism, Industry and Trade

_______________


SCHEDULE
(Section 17(1A))


ON-SPOT CONTRAVENTION NOTICE


To:_________________f/n:_________________of___________


The name and address of the (Director) store/supermarket:___________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________


PART A


1. YOU ARE HEREBY CHARGED: as follows:
Statement of the Offence: Take notice that on............................the...................... day of............................ 20...... at............................. you were found committing an offence contrary to Section............... of the National Trade and Quality Control Decree 1992
("Decree") when you
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________


2. Determined fine you are required to pay:________________________


3. TAKE NOTICE that, if not later than 21 days from the date hereof, you fill in this form and make payment as above determined to the Office of Trade Standards and Quality Control based at Suva, Lautoka or Labasa, all liabilities in respect of the offence will be discharged and no further actions will be taken.


4. HOWEVER, if that spot fine is not so paid, the Office of the National Trade Standards and Quality Control will prosecute the above-named to answer the charges set out above.

___________________________________________________________


NOTICE: In case of default in payment within the tine specified in the notice, the court may, if the person is found guilty by the court, impose a penalty which is more than the fixed penalty for the offence or if you are unable to pay the fixed penalty may apply section 37 (1) and (2) of the Sentencing and Penalties Decree 2009 (Decree No. 42 of 2009).



Date:_______________________

Signed:_____________________

Inspector:___________________

Signed:_______________________

Name:________________________
PERSON IN CHARGE/WITNESS

___________________________________________________________
(See back of form if you wish to plead guilty)


PART B


1. I ...........................on behalf of ............... (company name/business name [delete one]) trading as............................................................
whose registered office is at...........................................
hereby plead guilty to an offence of..................................on
......................(date) at ...........................being the company named above.


2. Signed:...............................................
___________________________________________________________


3. I ATTACHED CHEQUE NUMBER:............................
MONEY ORDER:......................
CASH:...................................


RECEIVED BY (Name):.......................Date...............


Title:............................................


Signature:........................................

___________________________________________________________


AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
(To be complete in all cases)


I...................................... being an Inspector under Trade Standards and Quality Control Decree 1992 whose signature appears at the bottom of this form, make oath and say that, on the ............day of.............20......at.....................I did serve upon the accused person specified therein a true copy of the On-Spot Contravention Notice herein.


Sworn by the above named Inspector of the Trade Standards at this................day................ 20................................


Before:________________________
Justice of the Peace or Commissioner
for Oaths
____________________
Inspector

___________________________________________________________


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