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  "legislation": "nisr/2007/319",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-fixed-penalty-order-northern-ireland-2007",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "Article 81 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981\n(1) Nature of contravention or failure constituting the offence\n(2) Seriousness of offence and applicable amount of penalty\n£60\n£120\n£200\n1. Exceeding 9 hours daily driving, in contravention of paragraph 1 of Article 6(1) of the EC Regulation\nMore than 9 hours but less than 10 hours driving\n10 hours or more but less than 11 hours driving\n11 hours or more driving\n2. Exceeding 10 hours daily driving, in contravention of paragraph 2 of Article 6(1) of the EC Regulation\nMore than 10 hours but less than 11 hours driving\n11 hours or more but less than 12 hours driving\n12 hours or more driving\n3. Exceeding the weekly driving time of 56 hours, in contravention of Article 6(2) of the EC Regulation\nMore than 56 hours but less than 58 hours driving\n58 hours or more but less than 59 hours driving\n59 hours or more driving\n4. Exceeding 90 hours accumulated driving time in any two consecutive weeks, in contravention of Article 6(3) of the EC Regulation\nMore than 90 hours but less than 93 hours driving\n93 hours or more but less than 94 hours driving\n94 hours or more driving\n5. Exceeding 4.5 hours driving without a break, in contravention of Article 7 of the EC Regulation\nMore than 4.5 hours but less than 5.5 hours driving\n5.5 hours or more but less than 6.5 hours driving\n6.5 hours or more driving\n6. Insufficient regular daily rest period in 24 hour period, in contravention of Article 8(1) and (2) of the EC Regulation\nLess than 11 hours but more than 10 hours daily rest\n10 hours or less but more than 9 hours daily rest\n9 hours or less daily rest\n7. Insufficient reduced daily rest period in 24 hour period, in contravention of Article 8(1) and (2) of the EC Regulation\nLess than 9 hours but more than 8 hours daily rest\n8 hours or less but more than 7 hours daily rest\n7 hours or less daily rest\n8. Failure to take first rest of at least 3 consecutive hours where daily rest period is split, as required by the first indent of Article 4(g) of the EC Regulation and in contravention of Article 8(1) and (2) of that Regulation\nLess than 3 hours but more than 2 hours rest\n2 hours or less but more than 1 hours rest\n1 hour or less rest\n9. Failure to take second rest of at least 9 consecutive hours where daily rest period is split, as required by the first indent of Article 4(g) of the EC Regulation, and in contravention of Article 8(1) and (2) of that Regulation\nLess than 9 hours but more than 8 hours rest\n8 hours or less but more than 7 hours rest\n7 hours or less rest\n10. Failure to take daily rest period of at least 12 hours in total, where regular daily rest period is split, as required by the first indent of Article 4(g) of the EC Regulation and in contravention of Article 8(1) and (2) of that Regulation\nLess than 12 hours but more than 11 hours rest\n11 hours or less but more than 10 hours rest\n10 hours or less rest\n11. Insufficient rest in 30 hour period by a driver engaged in multi-manning, in contravention of Article 8(1) and (5) of the EC Regulation\nLess than 9 but more than 8 hours rest\n8 hours or less but more than 7 hours rest\n7 hours or less rest\n12. Insufficient regular weekly rest period, in contravention of Article 8(1) and (6) of the EC Regulation\nLess than 45 hours but more than 43 hours weekly rest\n43 hours or less but more than 42 hours weekly rest\n42 hours or less weekly rest\n13. Insufficient reduced weekly rest period, in contravention of Article 8(1) and (6) of the EC Regulation\nLess than 24 hours but more than 22 hours rest\n22 hours or less but more than 21 hours rest\n21 hours or less rest\n14. Failure to take equivalent period of compensatory rest before the end of the third week where reduced weekly rest period has been taken, as required by the second indent of Article 8(6) of the EC Regulation\nUp to 3 hours less rest than required\n3 hours or more but less than 4 hours less rest than required\n4 hours or more less rest than required\n15. Exceeding 9 hours daily driving, in contravention of ...Article 6.1 of the AETR\nMore than 9 hours but less than 10 hours driving\n10 hours or more but less than 11 hours driving\n11 hours or more driving\n16. Exceeding 10 hours daily driving (where permitted), in contravention of ...Article 6.1 of the AETR\nMore than 10 hours but less than 11 hours driving\n11 hours or more but less than 12 hours driving\n12 hours or more driving\n16A. Exceeding the weekly driving time of 56 hours, in contravention of Article 6.2 of the AETR\nMore than 56 hours but less than 58 hours driving\n58 hours or more but less than 59 hours driving\n59 hours or more driving\n17. Exceeding 90 hours accumulated driving time in any two consecutive weeks, in contravention of Article 6.3 of the AETR\nMore than 90 hours but less than 93 hours driving\n93 hours or more but less than 94 hours driving\n94 hours or more driving\n18. Exceeding 4.5 hours driving without a break, in contravention of Article 7.1 of the AETR\nMore than 4.5 hours but less than 5.5 hours driving\n5.5 hours or more but less than 6.5 hours driving\n6.5 hours or more driving\n19. Insufficient regular daily rest period in 24 hour period in contravention of Articles 8.1 and 8.2 of the AETR\nLess than 11 hours but more than 10 hours rest\n10 hours or less but more than 9 hours rest\n9 hours or less rest\n20. Insufficient reduced daily rest period ... in 24 hour period in contravention of Articles 8.1 and 8.2 of the AETR\nLess than 9 hours but more than 8 hours rest\n8 hours or less but more than 7 hours rest\n7 hours or less rest\n21. ...\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n22. Failure to take first rest of at least 3 consecutive hours where daily rest period is split, as required by Article 1(o)(i) of the AETR and in contravention of Articles 8.1 and 8.2 of the AETR\nLess than 3 hours but more than 2 hours rest\n2 hours or less but more than 1 hours rest\n1 hour or less rest\n22A. Failure to take second rest of at least 9 consecutive hours where daily rest period is split, as required by Article 1(o)(i) of the AETR and in contravention of Articles 8.1 and 8.2 of the AETR\nLess than 9 hours but more than 8 hours rest\n8 hours or less but more than 7 hours rest\n7 hours or less rest\n23. Failure to take daily rest period of at least 12 hours in total where regular daily rest period is split , as required by Article 1(o)(i) of the AETR and in contravention of Articles 8.1 and 8.2 of the AETR\nLess than 12 hours but more than 11 hours rest\n11 hours or less but more than 10 hours rest\n10 hours or less rest\n24. Insufficient rest in 30 hour period by a driver engaged in multi-manning, in contravention of Articles 8.1 and 8.3 of the AETR\nLess than 9 hours but more than 8 hours rest\n8 hours or less but more than 7 hours rest\n7 hours or less rest\n25. Insufficient regular weekly rest period, in contravention of Articles 8.1 and 8.6(a) of the AETR\nLess than 45 hours but more than 43 hours rest\n43 hours or less but more than 42 hours rest\n42 hours or less rest\n26. ...\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n27. Insufficient reduced weekly rest period ..., in contravention of Articles 8.1 and 8.6(a) of the AETR\nLess than 24 hours but more than 22 hours rest\n22 hours rest or less but more than 21 hours rest\n21 hours or less rest\n28. Failure to take equivalent period of compensatory rest before the end of the third week where reduced weekly rest period has been taken, as required by Article 8.6(a)(ii) of the AETR\nUp to 3 hours less rest than required\n3 hours or more but less than 4 hours less rest than required\n4 hours or more less rest than required",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1, Sch. 2 substituted for Sch. (12.9.2011) by The Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/288), art. 2(5), reg. 1(1)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 15 16 omitted (11.3.2019) by virtue of The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(a)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 16A inserted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 17 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 19 inserted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(d)(i)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 19 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(d)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 20 omitted (11.3.2019) by virtue of The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 20 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(e)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 21 omitted (11.3.2019) by virtue of The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 22 22A substituted for Table item 22 (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 23 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(h)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 23 inserted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(h)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 24 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(i)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 24 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs., 1(2) 27(2(i)(ii)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 24 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(i)(iii)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 24 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(i)(iv)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 25 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(j)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 26 omitted (11.3.2019) by virtue of The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(k)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 27 omitted (11.3.2019) by virtue of The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(l)(i)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 27 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(l)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 Table item 28 substituted (11.3.2019) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/12), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(m)"
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