Contents of ticket
(a)
be directed to the defendant,
(b)
set out the offence with which the defendant is charged,
(c)
state the time and place at which the defendant is to appear in court in order to be dealt with according to law,
(d)
state that the defendant has the right to choose the official language in which the proceedings will be conducted,
(e)
state that the defendant has the right to retain and instruct counsel,
(f)
state that the defendant may pay a fixed penalty instead of appearing in court at the time and place stated in the ticket but that a defendant who makes such a payment shall be deemed to have been convicted of the offence,
(g)
state the amount of the fixed penalty and the time, place and manner of payment, and
(h)
state that if the defendant does not pay the fixed penalty and does not appear in court at the time and place stated in the ticket, the defendant may be convicted of the offence.
10(2)For the purposes of paragraph (1)(
b) the offence with which the defendant is charged shall be set out in the ticket
(a)
using words that are prescribed by regulation,
(b)
using any words that describe the general nature of the offence, or
(c)
using words that identify a provision of an Act and charge the defendant with a violation of that provision.
1990, c.18, s.4; 1991, c.29, s.3