Article 91C Financial penalty deposit requirementF1

(1)

For the purposes of this Part a financial penalty deposit requirement is a requirement to make a payment of the appropriate amount to the Department–

(a)

in a manner specified in an order made by it; and

(b)

either immediately or within the relevant period.

(2)

In this Part “the appropriate amount”, in relation to an offence and a person, is an amount specified in relation to the offence in an order made by the Department; and different amounts may be so specified by reference to whether the person is given notification that it appears likely that proceedings will be brought against him or given a fixed penalty notice.

(3)

In this Part “the relevant period” means–

(a)

if the person was given a fixed penalty notice and proceedings are not brought in respect of the offence by virtue of this Order before the end of the suspended enforcement period, the suspended enforcement period; and

(b)

otherwise, the period ending with the person being charged with the offence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. IVA (arts. 91A-91F) inserted (23.4.2012) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 12(1); S.R. 2012/16, art. 2, Sch.