Article 55 Interpretation of this Part

Northern Ireland

(1)

In this Part—

“authorised person” has the meaning given by Article 60(8);
“driver” except in Article 67 means, in relation to an alleged fixed penalty offence, the person by whom, assuming the offence to have been committed, it was committed;
“proceedings”, except in relation to proceedings for enforcing payment of a sum registered under Article 76, means criminal proceedings.
F1“vehicle examiner” means an examiner appointed under Article 74 of the Order of 1995.

(2)

In this Part—

(a)

references to a notice requesting a hearing in respect of an offence are references to a notice indicating that the person giving the notice wishes to contest liability for the offence or seeks a determination by a court with respect to the appropriate punishment for the offence;

(b)

references to an offence include an alleged offence; and

(c)

references to the person who is or was at any time the registered keeper of a vehicle are references to the person in whose name the vehicle is or was at that time registered under the 1994 c. 22. Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 55(1): definition of "vehicle examiner" inserted (13.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 16, Sch. 2 para. 2; S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1