If—
(a) a
report is made by a police officer to a municipal or district council with
respect to the commission of an offence and, arising out of that report,
proceedings are taken in a court and a fine is imposed upon the offender; and
(b) it
is provided by an Act that the fine is to be paid to any municipal or district
council,
then, despite that Act, one-half of the fine must be paid to the Treasurer and
will be credited to the Consolidated Account.