Cap. 560 Art. 15Offences and penalties.

(1) Any person who -

(a) uses a Blue Badge that is no longer valid; or

(b) uses a Blue Badge whose holder is deceased; or

(c) being a relative, carer or cohabitant of the holder, fails to return the Blue Badge to the authorised officer upon the demise of the holder; or

(d) not being the holder, misuses a Blue Badge without the holder's knowledge or permission; or

(e) not being the holder, uses a Blue Badge in any manner other than that prescribed in article 8; or

(f) being a holder, uses a Blue Badge that has been reported destroyed, lost or stolen; or

(g) in any manner whatsoever tampers with, copies, forges, or alters a Blue Badge; or

(h) steals, donates, buys or sells a valid, expired or copied Blue Badge; or

(i) aids or abets the commission of any offence against paragraphs (a) to (h), shall be guilty of an offence against the provisions of this Act.

(2) Any person who commits an offence against the provisions of sub-article (1) shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than two hundred and thirty euro (€230) and not more than five hundred euro (€500) and the towing of the vehicle; upon conviction for a subsequent offence, the person will be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than one thousand euro (€1,000) and not more than one thousand and five hundred euro (€1,500) and the towing of the vehicle.