# The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 55: Interpretation of this Part

Extent: N.I.

(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.
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1320/article/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-offenders-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-55
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