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Section 66

Contents of the regulatory fining notice

(1) The regulatory fining notice contains:

1.  information concerning the identity of the person concerned and of any other persons involved;

2.  defence counsel's name and address;

3.  the designation of the offence with which the person concerned is charged, time and place of commission, and the statutory elements of the regulatory offence and the regulatory fining provisions applied;

4.  the evidence;

5.  the regulatory fine and the incidental consequences.

(2) The regulatory fining notice further contains

1.  an indication to the effect that

a)  the regulatory fining notice becomes final and binding and enforceable if no objection is filed in accordance with section 67,

b)  in the event of an objection, a decision may be rendered that is more disadvantageous to the person concerned,

2.  a request addressed to the person concerned that

a)  the regulatory fine, or specified instalments, be paid to the relevant public treasury, or

b)  in the event of inability to pay, a declaration be made, in writing or for the record, to the enforcement authority (section 92) stating why he or she cannot reasonably be expected, in the light of his or her financial circumstances, to pay on time,

no later than two weeks after entry into force, or at any later date specified (section 18),

and

3.  the information that coercive detention (section 96) may be imposed if the person concerned does not comply with his or her obligation under number 2.

(3) The regulatory fining notice need not be substantiated by any information beyond that contained in subsection (1) numbers 3 and 4.

CHAPTER FIVE
OBJECTION AND COURT PROCEEDINGS
I. OBJECTION

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