# The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 91C: Financial penalty deposit requirement


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1320/article/91C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-offenders-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-91C
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