AN ACT
TO AMEND THE TRAFFIC ACT TO TRANSFER MINISTERIAL

AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS TO THE MINISTER
OF TRANSPORT AND THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

BE IT ENACTED by the King and the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in
the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Traffic (Amendment) Act 2008.

(2) The Traffic Act (Cap 156), as amended, is in this Act referred to
as the Principal Act.

2. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by –

(a) inserting after the definition of "mentally defective" the
following definition -

" "Ministry" means the Ministry of Transport;"

(b) deleting the definition of "Police Officer" and replacing with
the following -

" "Police Officer" means any member of the Police Force;"

(c) deleting the definition of "Principal Licensing Authority" and
replacing with the following ;

" 'Principal Licensing Authority' means the Minister for
Transport."

3. The Principal Act is amended by deleting section 3 and replacing with
the following -

I assent,

GEORGE TUPOU V,

13th February, 2009

PRINCESS PILOLEVU TUITA,

28th October, 2008.

Tonga. No. 13 of 2008.
3. ‘Oku fakatonutonu ‘a e Tefito‘i Lao ‘aki hono tamate‘i ‘a e kupu 3

pea fetongi‘aki ‘eni:

"3. Ma‘u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni

(1) Kuo pau ko e Ma‘u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni te ne pule‘i
‘a e Lao ni.

(2) ‘E ngofua ki he Ma‘u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni, ke ne
fokotu‘u ha kau ‘ofisa laiseni mo e kau ‘ofisa faisivi mo ha kau ‘ofisa

kehe ‘e pehe ‘oku fiema‘u koe‘uhi ko hono ngaue‘aki pe fakahoko
‘o e ngaahi mafai, pule pe ngaahi fatongia kuo tuku pe hilifaki
ki he Ma‘u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni pe ko e Potungaue ke fakahoko
‘a e ngaahi taumu‘a ‘o e Lao ni.

(3) ‘E ngofua ki he Ma‘u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni ke vahe‘i ‘i he
tohi ‘a e ngaahi mafai ko ia ‘i he Lao ni ki he ni‘ihi ‘a ia ‘e
fiema‘u ki hono fakahoko ‘o e ngaahi kupu ‘o e Lao ni pe ha
Ngaahi Tu‘utu‘uni ‘oku fa‘u ‘i heni."

4. ‘Oku fakatonutonu ‘a e kupu 6(2) ‘o e Tefito‘i Lao ‘aki hono tamate‘i
‘a e "Kau Polisi" pea fakahu atu eni –

"Potungaue".

5. ‘Oku fakatonutonu ‘a e Tefito‘i Lao ‘aki hono tamate‘i ‘a e kupu 7(1)
pea fetongi ‘aki eni -

"7. (1) Kuo pau ki he taha kotoa ‘oku ‘o‘ona ha me‘alele ke kole
ha laiseni me‘alele ki he Ma‘u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni ‘i
he ngaahi ‘ofisi ‘o e Potungaue ‘i he Vahe ‘oku nofo ai."

6. ‘Oku fakatonutonu ‘a e Tefito‘i Lao ‘aki hono tamate‘i ‘a e kupu 10(1)
pea fetongi‘aki eni –

"10. (1) ‘I he ‘aho ‘e 7 mei hono fakatau atu pe tuku atu ‘o ha me‘alele
kuo lesisita, kuo pau ki he taha ‘oku ne fakatau atu pe tuku
atu ia ke fakaha ‘i he tohi ki he Ma‘u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni
‘i he ngaahi ‘ofisi ‘o e Potungaue ‘i he Vahe ‘oku lesisita
lolotonga ai ‘a e me‘alele ‘a e tuku atu pea mo e hingoa mo
e tu‘asila ‘o e taha ‘oku ‘o‘ona fo‘ou."

Na‘e tali ‘i he Fale Alea ‘i he ‘aho ni 9 ‘o ‘Okatopa, 2008.

2 Ko e Lao (Fakatonutonu) ki he Fe‘alu‘aki ‘i he Hala 13 ‘o e 2008

BY AUTHORITY:
Metuisela Falesiva, General Manager

Tonga Print Ld. – 2009

KO E LAO
KE FAKATONUTONU ‘A E LAO KI HE FE‘ALU‘AKI ‘I HE

HALA KE HIKI ‘A E NGAAHI MAFAI FAKAMINISITA MO E
PULE‘I KI HE MINISITA ‘O E FEFONONGA‘AKI MO E

POTUNGAUE KI HE FEFONONGA‘AKI

‘OKU TU‘UTU‘UNI ‘e he Tu‘i mo e Fale Alea ‘o Tonga ‘i he Fakataha
Alea ‘a e Pule‘anga ‘o pehe:

1. (1) ‘E ui ‘a e Lao ni ko e Lao (Fakatonutonu) ki he Fe‘alu‘aki ‘i
he Hala 2008.

(2) ‘Oku ui heni ‘a e Lao ki he Fe‘alu‘aki ‘i he Hala (Vahe 156),
‘i hono fakatonutonu, ko e Tefito‘i Lao.

2. ‘Oku fakatonutonu ‘a e kupu 2 ‘o e Tefito‘i Lao ‘aki hono –

(a) fakahu atu hili ‘a e ‘uhinga‘i ‘o e "‘atamai kovi" ‘a e ‘uhinga‘i
ko ‘eni –

" "Potungaue" ‘oku ‘uhinga ki he Potungaue ki he
Fefononga‘aki;"

(b) tamate'i 'a e 'uhinga'i 'o e " 'Ofisa Polisi" pea fetongi'aki eni-

" 'Ofisa Polisi" 'e 'uhinga ia ki ha memipa 'o e kau Polisi;

(c) tamate'i 'a e 'uhinga'i 'o e "Ma'u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni"
pea fetongi'aki eni -

" "Ma'u Mafai Lahi ki he Laiseni" 'oku 'uhinga ia ki he
Minisita 'o e Fefononga'aki;".

‘Oku ou loto ki ai,

SIAOSI TUPOU V,

13 ‘o Fepueli, 2009.

PILINISESI PILOLEVU TUITA,

28 ‘o ‘Okatopa, 2008.

Tonga. Fika 13 ‘o e 2008.
"3. Principal Licensing Authority

(1) The Principal Licensing Authority shall be charged with the
administration of this Act.

(2) The Principal Licensing Authority may designate such licensing
officers and examining officers and other officers as may be
deemed necessary for the purpose of exercising or discharging
the powers, authority or duties conferred or imposed on the
Principal Licensing Authority or the Ministry to carry out the
purposes of this Act.

(3) The Principal Licensing Authority may delegate in writing such
powers under this Act to such persons as may be necessary
for the due carrying out of the provisions of this Act or any
Regulations made hereunder."

4. Section 6(2) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting "police offices"
and inserting the following -

"Ministry's offices".

5. The Principal Act is amended by deleting section 7(1) and replacing with
the following -

"7. (1) The owner of every motor vehicle shall apply to the Principal
Licensing Authority at the Ministry's office at the District in which he resides
for a motor vehicle licence."
6. The Principal Act is amended by deleting section 10(1) and replacing
with the following -

"10. (1) Within 7 days after the sale or other disposal of any registered
motor vehicle the person selling or otherwise disposing of the same shall in
writing notify the Principal Licensing Authority at the Ministry's office at the
district where the motor vehicle is for the time being registered of the fact
of the disposal and of the name and address of the new owner."

Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 9 day of October, 2008.

2 The Traffic (Amendment) Act 13 of 2008