Rule 52A Applications under Article 37(6) and (7) of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

In this rule and Rules 52B and 52C-

An application to the supervising court under Article 37(6) or (7) of the Offenders Order shall be made in Form 122 within 28 days of the date specified in the order under Article 36(2) of the Offenders Order in respect of the applicant’s period of disqualification.

The application shall be served on the clerk of petty sessions and on the course organiser and in the case of an application under Article 37(6) of the Offenders Order shall be accompanied by the notice under Article 37(5) of the Offenders Order.

On being served with such an application, the clerk of petty sessions shall fix a date and time for the hearing of the application and notify the applicant and course organiser of the date and time so fixed.

If the applicant or the course organiser fails to appear or be represented at the hearing of the application without reasonable excuse, the court may adjourn the hearing or decide the application in his absence.