Traffic Offences (Penalties) Amendment Act 2011
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TRAFFIC OFFENCES (PENALTIES) AMENDMENT ACT 2011

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WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Traffic Offences (Penalties) Act 1976;

Be it enacted by The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate and the House of Assembly of Bermuda, and by the authority of the
same, as follows:

Citation
This Act, which amends the Traffic Offences (Penalties) Act 1976 may be cited as

the Traffic Offences (Penalties) Amendment Act 2011.

Amends Schedule 1
Schedule 1 of the Traffic Offences (Penalties) Act 1976 is amended—

by inserting the following next after the item on section 45 of the Auxiliary
Bicycles Act 1954—

“ Head 1: Auxiliary Bicycles (Construction, Equipment and
Use) Regulations 1955

Head 2: regulation 12
Head 3: Driving or causing or allowing another person to

drive an auxiliary bicycle while using a hand-held
mobile telephone, a hand-held device or a hand-
held electronic entertainment device

Head 4: summary
Head 5: if first offence- $500

if second offence committed within 2 years of date
of conviction of first offence- $750

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TRAFFIC OFFENCES (PENALTIES) AMENDMENT ACT 2011

if third or subsequent offence committed within 2
years of date of conviction of first offence- $1000 or
6 months, or both

Head 6: if first offence- discretionary - 6 months
if second offence committed within 2 years of date
of conviction of first offence- discretionary - 6
months
if third or subsequent offence committed within 2
years of date of conviction of first offence-
discretionary - 18 months

Head 7: if first offence- 5 to 7 points
if second offence committed within 2 years of date
of conviction of first offence- 5 to 7 points
if third or subsequent offence committed within 2
years of date of conviction of first offence- 7 to 10
points ”;

by inserting the following next after the item on section 123 of the Motor
Car Act 1951—

“ Head 1: Motor Car (Construction, Equipment and Use)
Regulations 1952

Head 2: regulation 20A
Head 3: Tinted film, sunshading material or other coloured

material affixed to windscreen or window
Head 4: summary
Head 5: $500
Head 6: discretionary- 6 months
Head 7: 5 to 7 points


Head 1: Motor Car (Construction, Equipment and Use)

Regulations 1952
Head 2: regulation 44
Head 3: Driving or causing or allowing another person to drive

a motor car while using a hand-held mobile telephone,
a hand-held device or a hand-held electronic
entertainment device

Head 4: summary
Head 5: if first offence- $500

if second offence committed within 2 years of date of
conviction of first offence- $750
if third or subsequent offence committed within 2 years
of date of conviction of first offence- $1000 or 6 months,
or both

Head 6: if first offence- discretionary - 6 months

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if second offence committed within 2 years of date of
conviction of first offence- discretionary - 6 months
if third or subsequent offence committed within 2 years
of date of conviction of first offence- discretionary - 18
months

Head 7: if first offence- 5 to 7 points
if second offence committed within 2 years of date of
conviction of first offence- 5 to 7 points
if third or subsequent offence committed within 2 years
of date of conviction of first offence- 7 to 10 points


Head 1: Motor Car (Construction, Equipment and Use)
Regulations 1952

Head 2: regulation 45
Head 3: Driving or causing or allowing another person to drive

a motor car equipped with a television, computer or
other device with a display screen visible to the driver

Head 4: summary
Head 5: if first offence- $500

if second offence committed within 2 years of date of
conviction of first offence- $750
if third or subsequent offence committed within 2 years
of date of conviction of first offence- $1000 or 6 months,
or both

Head 6: if first offence- discretionary - 6 months
if second offence committed within 2 years of date of
conviction of first offence- discretionary - 6 months
if third or subsequent offence committed within 2 years
of date of conviction of first offence- discretionary - 18
months

Head 7: if first offence- 5 to 7 points
if second offence committed within 2 years of date of
conviction of first offence- 5 to 7 points
if third or subsequent offence committed within 2 years
of date of conviction of first offence- 7 to 10 points ”.

[Assent Date: 18 December 2011]

[Operative Date: 18 December 2011]

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