(1) The Minister may prescribe a summary offence under this Act provided for in the Regulations to be a ticketable offence.
(2) Regulations in which a ticketable offence is prescribed shall subject to this section prescribe—
(a) the form of the ticket for the ticketable offence;
(b) the mode of service of the ticket;
(c) the amount of the pecuniary penalty which shall not be more than $1,000; and
(d) the notice period which shall be a date not less than 28 days following the service of the ticket during which the prescribed pecuniary penalty must be paid.
(3) Where a police officer believes that a person has committed a ticketable offence, the police officer may, in the prescribed mode, serve on that person a ticket in offering the opportunity to discharge liability of conviction for the ticketable offence by payment to the District Court of the prescribed pecuniary penalty.
(4) A person shall not be liable to be convicted of a ticketable offence if the prescribed penalty is paid in accordance with this section before the expiry of the prescribed notice period under subsection 2(d).
(5) Where a person pays the prescribed pecuniary penalty in accordance with this section, the District Court shall accept the amount as and in complete satisfaction of any liability to conviction.
(6) In any proceedings, a certificate that payment of the prescribed pecuniary penalty was or was not paid to the District Court by a date specified in the certificate shall, if the certificate purports to be signed by the District Court be sufficient evidence of the facts stated unless the contrary is proved.
(7) A ticket under this section shall—
(a) specify the offence alleged;
(b) give such particulars of the offence as are necessary for giving reasonable information of the allegation; and
(c) state the prescribed notice period during which proceedings will not be taken for the offence, the amount of the prescribed pecuniary penalty and the address at which the prescribed pecuniary penalty is to be paid.
(8) Where a person is issued with a ticket under this section and fails to pay the amount specified in the ticket in accordance with the requirements set in the ticket, the person liable to pay the prescribed pecuniary penalty shall attend the District Court on the date specified in the ticket for summary trial.