Rule 5 I1

in the definition of “appropriate national authority” after “Scottish Ministers” insert “, the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland”;

for the definition of “authorised person” substitute—

• ““authorised person” means—

  1. (a)

     an examiner appointed by the Secretary of State under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988^f1;

  2. (b)

     an examiner appointed by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland under Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2; or

  3. (c)

     any person authorised in writing by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland for the purposes of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010^f3;

and includes a person acting under the direction of such an examiner or other authorised person, who has detained the vehicle to which an appeal relates;”

in the definition of “respondent”, for “against any other decision except a decision of a traffic commissioner” substitute “other than a road transport case”;

before the definition of “tribunal” insert—

• ““road transport case” means an appeal against a decision of a traffic commissioner or the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland;”.