Article 38 Driving record

After Article 4 of the Offenders Order insert—

“Meaning of “driving record”

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(1)

In this Order “driving record”, in relation to a person, means a record in relation to the person maintained by the Department and designed to be endorsed with particulars relating to—

(a)

offences under the Road Traffic Orders;

(b)

an offence under Article 20 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993; and

(c)

the offence of manslaughter by the driver of a motor vehicle

committed by the person.

(2)

The Department may make arrangements for the following persons to have access, by such means as the Department may determine, to information held on a person’s driving record—

(a)

courts;

(b)

constables;

(c)

fixed penalty clerks;

(d)

examiners appointed under Article 74 of the Order of 1995;

(e)

the person in respect of whom the record is maintained and persons authorised by him; and

(f)

such other persons as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Department subject to negative resolution.”.