{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-management-northern-ireland-order-2005/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-management-northern-ireland-order-2005/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2005/1964",
  "legislation_title": "The Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-management-northern-ireland-order-2005",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Penalty charges",
  "text": "(1) A penalty charge is payable with respect to a vehicle involved in a contravention specified in Schedule 1—\n(a) by the owner of the vehicle; or\n(b) by such other person as may be prescribed.\n(2) Schedule 1 (which specifies the contraventions for which a penalty charge is payable) shall have effect.\n(3) The Department may by regulations amend Schedule 1 and regulations under this paragraph may in particular add any contravention of a statutory provision involving a vehicle, whether stationary or not.\n(4) The Department may by regulations specify—\n(a) the amounts of any specified penalty charges;\n(b) the contraventions in relation to which any specified penalty charge is payable; and\n(c) the percentages by which any penalty charges may be reduced or increased.\n(5) A penalty charge shall not be payable except on the basis of—\n(a) information given by a traffic attendant as to conduct observed by him; or\n(b) a record produced by a prescribed device.\n(6) A penalty charge shall not be payable (or if paid shall be refunded) where the conduct in respect of which it was imposed is the subject of—\n(a) criminal proceedings; or\n(b) a fixed penalty notice.\n(7) Criminal proceedings shall not be brought, and a fixed penalty notice shall not be issued, in respect of any prescribed description of conduct for which a penalty charge may be imposed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Arts. 3-28: transfer of functions (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), arts. 1(3)(8) (with art. 1(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 4 wholly in force at 30.10.2006; art. 4(3)(4)(7) in force at 20.8.2005 see art. 1(2); art. 4(1)(2)(5)(6) in force at 30.10.2006 by S.R. 2006/347, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2005/1964/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:38.179841+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}