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Article 2 Amendment of the Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Offences) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Offences) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997f1 (fixed penalty offences) is amended as follows—

(a)

in items A1 and A2f2 for “Article” substitute “Section”;

(b)

before item 1 and before the cross heading which precedes that item insert—

“

Offences under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978f3
A3Section 14(4BA) and (4BC)f4Failure to produce disabled person’s badge.
A4Section 14B(1) and (3)f5Wrongful use of disabled person’s badge.

”.

(c)

after item 7 insert—

“

7AArticle 79A(7)f6Driving a taxi when it is standing or plying for hire or carrying passengers for hire with no taxi driver’s licence.

”.

(d)

omit item 12;

(e)

omit items 48 and 49;

(f)

after item 51 insert—

“

51AArticle 92 of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 in relation to the following provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Taxi Drivers’ Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991f7 that is to say—
  1. (a)

    regulation 7(4); and

Failure by a taxi driver to wear a badge supplied by the Department.
  1. (b)

    regulation 7(6)

Mutilating or defacing a taxi driver’s identification badge or transferring the badge to another person.

51B

Article 92 of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 in relation to the following provisions of the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985f8 that is to say—

  1. (a)

    regulation 7(9)f9;

Failure to affix and display external plates in the correct position.
  1. (b)

    regulation 7(10);

Failure to affix and display internal windscreen plates in the correct position.
  1. (c)

    regulation 7(11);

Failure to affix and display rear passenger side window labels in the correct position.
  1. (d)

    regulation 14f10; and

Defacing, altering or mutilating a licence, disc or plate.

Displaying a disc or plate that has been defaced, altered or mutilated.

  1. (e)

    regulation 49

Touting, calling out or otherwise importuning any person to be carried for hire in the vehicle.
51CArticle 92 of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 in relation to the following provisions of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995f11 that is to say—
  1. (a)

    regulation 42; and

Failure to have a fire extinguishing apparatus in a public service vehicle.
  1. (b)

    regulation 45f12

Failure to have a spare wheel or puncture repair kit in a public service vehicle.

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Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.R. 1997 No. 369, as amended by S.R. 1999 No. 354 and S.R. 2007 No. 318

f2

Items A1 and A2 were inserted by Article 2(a) of S.R. 2011 No. 287

f3

1978 c. 53

f4

Section 14(4BA) and (4BC) was inserted by Article 32(4) of S.I. 2005/1964 (N.I. 14)

f5

Section 14B(1) and (3) was inserted by Article 34 of S.I. 2005/1964 (N.I. 14)

f6

Article 79A was inserted by Article 6 of, and Schedule 3 to, S.I. 1991/197 (N.I. 3)

f7

S.R. 1991 No. 454, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

f8

S.R. 1985 No. 123, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

f9

Regulation 7 was substituted by regulation 4 of S.R. 2004 No. 413

f10

Regulation 14 was substituted by regulation 7 of S.R. 2004 No. 413

f11

S.R. 1995 No. 447, relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1997 No. 308 and S.R. 2009 No. 343

f12

Regulation 45 was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2009 No. 343