# The Road Traffic (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010

S.R. 2010/370 · made 9 November 2010

This Order brings into operation the provisions of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 specified in the Schedule.

Made under: The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (Article 1)

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## Introductory text

Road Traffic And Vehicles
Made 9th November 2010
The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(3) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 and in accordance with Article 1(5) of that Order.

## 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010.
(2) In this Order “the Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.

## 2 Appointed days

(1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in Part 1 of the Schedule shall be 13th December 2010.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in Part II of the Schedule shall be 14th December 2010.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 9th November 2010
L.S.
Deirdre Kenny
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

## 1 Provisions coming into operation on 13th December 2010

Provisions of the Order
Subject Matter
Article 16
Giving of fixed penalty notices by vehicle examiners
Schedule 2
Giving of fixed penalty notices by vehicle examiners etc.
Part III of Schedule 8 and Article 86(2) insofar as it relates to that Part
Repeals

## II Provisions coming into operation on 14th December 2010

Provisions of the Order
Subject Matter
Article 38
Driving record
Article 39
Unlicensed and foreign drivers
Schedule 4
Endorsement: unlicensed and foreign drivers: consequential amendments
Part IV of Schedule 8 and Article 86(2) insofar as it relates to that Part
Repeals

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation the provisions of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 specified in the Schedule.
Article 16 and Schedule 2 amend Part IV of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (“the Offenders Order”) to enable vehicle examiners to issue fixed penalty notices for fixed penalty offences.
Articles 38, 39 and Schedule 4 provide for a new system of endorsement of driving licences. Article 38 inserts the definition of “driving record” into the Offenders Order. Article 39, together with Schedule 4, provides for endorsable fixed penalties to be issued to drivers who do not hold a driving licence issued in Northern Ireland by enabling their driving record to be checked and subsequently endorsed with penalty points.
Article 86(2) and Parts III and IV of Schedule 8 contain a number of consequential repeals.

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