Explanatory note

This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 to include a financial penalty deposit for using or keeping a heavy goods vehicle on a road if the HGV road user levy in respect of the vehicle has not been paid.

The Order also makes a minor amendment as a consequence of the implementation of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 by omitting item 2 and re-introducing the financial penalty deposit as item 7A.

An Explanatory Memorandum is available from Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr