Hong Kong Regulations

FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) REGULATIONS,FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3

Payment of fixed penalty

(Past version on 01/11/2001).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) A person who receives a notice in Form 1 or 2 in the Schedule may be pay
the fixed penalty within the period of time stated in the notice-

   (a)  by post addressed to the Treasury, P.O. Box No. 28000, Gloucester Road
        Post Office, Hong Kong; (L.N. 166 of 2001)

   (b)  personally or through his agent,-

        (i)    at any Post Office other than a post office letter box or a
               mobile post office; or (L.N. 166 of 2001)

        (ii)   at any magistracy specified in the notice; (L.N. 166 of 2001)

        (iii)  (Repealed L.N. 166 of 2001)

   (c)  through any automated teller machine of a bank; (L.N. 166 of 2001)

   (d)  by phone by using the service commonly known as PPS; or (L.N. 166 of
        2001; 10 of 2008 s. 48)

   (e)  through the Internet. (L.N. 166 of 2001)

(2) A person who wishes to pay the fixed penalty in accordance with paragraph
(1)(a) or (b) shall deliver the notice to which the payment relates together
with the payment in accordance with the payment instructions as set out in the
notice. (L.N. 166 of 2001)

(3) When any payment is made in accordance with this regulation, it shall be
of the amount specified in the notice or, where payment is made in respect of
more than one notice, of the total amounts specified in the notices. (L.N. 3
of 1979)

(4) A payment under paragraph (1) shall not include, or form part of, an
amount in respect of a matter other than a matter specified in the notice or
notices. (L.N. 3 of 1979)

(5) Where any amount is paid otherwise than in accordance with this
regulation, the Director of Accounting Services may return it to the payer.
(L.N. 3 of 1979)

(6) Subject to paragraph (5), the Director of Accounting Services shall,
whenever practicable to do so, send to the person paying a fixed penalty in
accordance with paragraph (1)(b) a receipt for the payment. (L.N. 3 of 1979;
L.N. 166 of 2001)