Mr. Kevin Doyle:

The Deputy raised the issue of the fixed payment notice in the second payment option which is 50% greater. That provision was put into the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 so it is in place. In this Bill we are providing for the timeframe to be prescribed. The timeframe for the first payment option is prescribed but we did not prescribe the timeframe for the second payment option and that is what is being done here. In respect of a person who does not pay after 28 days, he or she has a further period within which to pay an amount but given that the person will pay a higher amount, there is an incentive to pay the fixed payment fine within the first payment period.