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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-fixed-penalty-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
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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",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Article 57 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995\n(1) Nature of contravention or the failure constituting the offence\n(2) Seriousness of offence and amount of penalty\n£60\n£120\n£200\n1. Exceeding maximum authorised weight of vehicle, contrary to regulation 4(1)(a) of the Authorised Weight Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more, but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more\n2. Exceeding maximum authorised weight of vehicle combination, contrary to regulation 4(1)(b) of the Authorised Weight Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more, but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more\n3. Exceeding maximum authorised weight of axle, contrary to regulation 4(1)(c) of the Authorised Weight Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more, but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more\n4. Exceeding maximum permitted laden weight of a vehicle, contrary to regulation 87(1) of, and Parts I, IA and II of Schedule 13 to, the Construction and Use Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more, but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more\n5. Exceeding maximum permitted laden weight of trailer, contrary to regulation 87(3) of the Construction and Use Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more\n6. Exceeding maximum permitted laden weight of a vehicle and trailer, other than an articulated vehicle, contrary to regulation 88(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more, but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more\n7. Exceeding any weights shown on the plate fitted in accordance with regulation 79 of the Construction and Use Regulations, contrary to regulation 93(1)(a) of those Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more, but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more\n8. Exceeding maximum gross weight in respect of an agricultural trailed appliance, contrary to regulation 93(1)(b) of the Construction and Use Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more , but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more\n9. Exceeding sum of weights in respect of axles fitted with a compensating arrangement, contrary to regulation 93(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations\nExceeding weight by up to 10%\nExceeding weight by 10% or more, but less than 15%\nExceeding weight by 15% or more",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}