UK Act of Parliament 1996 c. 1320 United Kingdom

The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

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s.art032 Certificates of completion of courses Regulated
  • Provide offenders with course completion certificates or refusal notices within 14 daysAny Person
s.art032 Provisions supplementary to Articles 32A to 32D Regulated
  • Course providers must follow government guidance on course conductAny Person
131 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Title and commencement
s.art002 General interpretation
s.art003 Meaning of “offence involving obligatory endorsement”
s.art004 Meaning of “offence involving obligatory disqualification” and “offence involving discretionary disqualification”
s.art004 Meaning of “driving record”
s.art005 Requirement of warning etc. of prosecutions for certain offences
s.art006 Requirement of warning etc: supplementary
s.art007 Restriction on institution of proceedings for certain offences
s.art008 Jurisdiction in prosecutions under Articles 56 and 81(1) of the Order of 1981
s.art009 Power to join in indictment counts for certain summary offences
s.art010 Time within which summary proceedings for certain offences must be commenced
s.art011 Duty of accused to provide licence
s.art012 Duty to include date of birth and sex in written plea of guilty
s.art013 Mode of trial
s.art014 Evidence by certificate as to driver, user or owner
s.art015 Proof, in summary proceedings, of identity of driver of vehicle
s.art016 Admissibility of records as evidence
s.art017 Use of records kept by operators of goods vehicles
s.art018 Use of specimens in proceedings for an offence under Articles 14 to 16 of the Order of 1995
s.art019 Documentary evidence as to specimens in such proceedings
s.art020 Provisions as to proceedings for certain offences in connection with the construction and use of vehicles and equipment
s.art021 Evidence of declaration for obtaining licence
s.art022 Evidence by certificate as to registration etc. of driving instructors
s.art023 Speeding offences etc: admissibility of certain evidence
s.art024 Notification of disability
s.art025 Saving as to offence provisions etc.
s.art026 Alternative verdicts
s.art027 Information as to date of birth and sex
s.art028 Interim disqualification
s.art029 Production of licence
s.art030 Penalty points to be attributed to an offence
s.art031 Penalty points to be taken into account on conviction
s.art032 Penalty points: modification where fixed penalty also in question
s.art032 Reduced penalty points for attendance on course
s.art032 Approval of courses
s.art032 Courses in Great Britain
s.art033 Court may take particulars endorsed into consideration
s.art034 Fine and imprisonment
s.art035 Disqualification for certain offences
s.art036 Reduced disqualification period for attendance on courses
s.art037 Certificates of completion of courses
s.art037 Approval of courses
s.art037 Courses in Great Britain
s.art038 Provisions supplementary to Articles 36 and 37
s.art038 Reduced disqualification period: alcohol ignition interlock programme orders
s.art038 Certificates of failing fully to participate
s.art038 Approval of programmes
s.art038 Programmes in Great Britain
s.art038 Provisions supplementary to Articles 38A to 38D
s.art039 Experimental period for Article 36
s.art040 Disqualification for repeated offences
s.art040 Extension of disqualification where custodial sentence also imposed
s.art040 Effect of custodial sentence in other cases
s.art041 Disqualification until test is passed
s.art042 Effect of order of disqualification
s.art043 Appeal against disqualification
s.art044 Suspension of disqualification pending appeal
s.art045 Power of appellate courts to suspend disqualification
s.art046 Suspension of disqualification pending determination of applications under Article 37
s.art046 Suspension of certificate pending determination of applications under Article 38B
s.art047 Removal of disqualification
s.art048 Rule for determining end of period of disqualification
s.art049 Endorsement of licences
s.art049 Endorsement of driving record in accordance with order
s.art050 Effect of endorsement of counterparts
s.art050 Effect of endorsement of driving records
s.art051 Combination of disqualification and endorsement with probation orders and orders for discharge
s.art052 Supplementary provisions as to disqualifications and endorsements
s.art053 Exemption from disqualification and endorsement for certain construction and use offences
s.art054 Offender escaping consequences of endorsable offence by deception
s.art055 Interpretation of this Part
s.art056 Expressions defined in this Part
s.art057 Fixed penalty offences
s.art058 Fixed penalty notices
s.art059 Amount of fixed penalty
s.art060 Notices on-the-spot etc.
s.art061 Effect of fixed penalty notice given under Article 60
s.art062 Licence receipts
s.art063 Endorsement of counterparts without hearings
s.art063 Endorsement of driving records without hearings
s.art064 Effect of endorsement of counterpart without hearing
s.art064 Effect of endorsement of driving record without hearing
s.art065 Notification of court and date of trial
s.art066 Fixed penalty notice mistakenly given to licence holder: exclusion of fixed penalty procedures
s.art066 Fixed penalty notice mistakenly given to unlicensed person: exclusion of fixed penalty procedures
s.art067 Fixing notices to vehicles
s.art068 Service of notice to owner if penalty not paid
s.art069 Enforcement or proceedings against owner
s.art070 Restrictions on proceedings against owner and others
s.art071 Hired vehicles
s.art072 False statements in response to notices to owner
s.art073 “Owner”, “statutory statement” and “official form”
s.art074 Payment of penalty
s.art075 Registration certificates
s.art076 Registration of sums payable in default
s.art077 Notices on-the-spot etc.: when registration and endorsement invalid
s.art078 Notices fixed to vehicles: when registration invalid
s.art079 Provisions supplementary to Articles 77 and 78
s.art080 Issue of conditional offer
s.art081 Effect of offer and payment of penalty
s.art082 Endorsement of counterparts where penalty paid
s.art082 Endorsement of driving records where penalty paid
s.art083 General restriction on proceedings
s.art084 Statements by constables
s.art085 Certificates about payment
s.art086 Documents signed by the accused
s.art087 Powers of court in cases of deception
s.art088 Regulations for the purposes of this Part
s.art088 Notices to Department
s.art089 Service of documents
s.art090 Functions of traffic wardens
s.art091 Procedure for making regulations and orders under this Part
s.art091 Interpretation of this Part
s.art091 Power to impose financial penalty deposit requirement
s.art091 Financial penalty deposit requirement
s.art091 Making of payment in compliance with requirement
s.art091 Prohibition on driving on failure to make payment
s.art091 Orders about financial penalty deposits
s.art091 Power to charge fees
s.art091 Power to prevent courses being offered for repeat offences
s.art091 Further provision about regulations under this Part
s.art092 Penalty for breach of regulations
s.art092 Application to Community licence holders
s.art092 Effect of endorsement on Community licence holders
s.art092 Application to Great Britain licence holders
s.art092 Effect of endorsement on Great Britain licence holders
s.art093 Application to Crown
s.art094 Proceedings in respect of offences committed in connection with Crown vehicles
s.art095 Application of certain provisions of Order to trolley vehicles
s.art096 Transitional provisions and savings
s.paragraph/p12 Article 97—Amendments and repeals
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