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The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 32A:
- art. 32A-32E inserted by S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.) art. 10(3)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:
- Order transfer of functions by S.R. 2016/76 Sch. 5 Pt. 2
- Order transfer of functions by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 17 para. 46
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- Pt. 4A inserted by S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.) art. 12(1)
- Pt. 4B inserted by 2022 c. 32 s. 89(2)
- s. 40A 40B inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 16 para. 4
- art. 15(1) power to apply conferred by S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 8
- art. 15(1) power to apply conferred by SI 1981/154 (N.I. 1) Sch. 2A para. 7 (as inserted) by S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.) Sch. 3
- art. 23(2)(g) added by S.R. 2014/230 art. 2
- art. 35(1ZA)-(1ZC) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 12(2)
- art. 35(3A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 13(2)
- art. 36(3A) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 92(3)(d)
- art. 36(4A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 14(2)
- art. 37(2A) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 92(4)(c)
- art. 38A(5A) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 92(5)(c)
- art. 38A(6A) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 92(5)(e)
- art. 42(2A) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 92(7)(c)
- art. 42(5) added by S.R. 2016/135 reg. 2(2)
- art. 47(3A) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 92(8)(b)
- art. 47(3B) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 92(8)(c)
- art. 52(2ZA) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 92(9)(b)
- art. 54A inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 15
- art. 59(2A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 8(2)
- art. 59(4) added by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 8(3)
- art. 59A-59C inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 9(1)
- art. 63A(7) added by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 11(1)(d)
- art. 64B inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 8(5)
- art. 76(3A)(3B) inserted by 2016 c. 21 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 5(3)
Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Order into force:
- S.R. 2010/226 art. 2 Sch. commences (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2010/370 art. 2 Sch. commences (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2011/286 art. 2 Sch. commences (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2012/16 art. 2 commences (S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2012/262 art. 2-6 commences (2010 c. 2 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2012/313 art. 2 Sch. commences (2008 c. 4)
- S.R. 2014/238 art. 2 Sch. commences (2008 c. 4 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2015/284 art. 2 Sch. commences (2011 c. 11 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2015/389 art. 2(3) Sch. Pt. 3 commences (2008 c. 4 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2016/387 art. 2 commences (2015 c. 9 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2017/34 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 14 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2018/99 art. 2(a)-(c) commences (2016 c. 21 (N.I.))
Prospective
[F1Reduced penalty points for attendance on courseN.I.
32A.—(1) This Article applies where–
(a)a person is convicted of a specified offence by or before a court,
(b)penalty points are to be attributed to the offence and the court does not order him to be disqualified, and
(c)at least 7 but no more than 11 penalty points are to be taken into account on the occasion of the conviction.
(2) In this Article “specified offence” means–
(a)an offence under Article 20(4) of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (use of special road contrary to regulations),
(b)an offence under Article 12 of the Order of 1995 (careless, and inconsiderate, driving),
(c)an offence under Article 50 of the Order of 1995 (contravention of traffic signs),
(d)an offence under Article 43(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (contravening speed limit), or
(e)an offence under Article 7 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 committed by contravening a temporary speed restriction under paragraph (3)(b) of that Article.
(3) The Department may by order amend paragraph (2) by making additions to or deletions from the list of offences for the time being set out there.
(4) Where this Article applies, the court may make an order that 3 of the penalty points attributed to the offence (or all of them if 3 or fewer are so attributed) shall not be taken into account under Article 31(1)(b) on the occasion of any conviction of an offence after the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date of the order if, by the relevant date, the offender completes an approved course specified in the order.
(5) In paragraph (4)–
“an approved course” means a course approved by the Department for the purposes of this Article in relation to the description of offence of which the offender is convicted; and
“the relevant date” means such date, no later than 10 months after the day on which the order is made, as is specified in the order.
(6) A court shall not make an order under this Article in the case of an offender convicted of an offence if–
(a)the offender has, during the period of 3 years ending with the date on which the offence was committed, committed a specified offence and successfully completed an approved course pursuant to an order made under this Article or Article 36 on conviction of that offence, or
(b)the offence was committed during his probationary period.
(7) A court shall not make an order under this Article in the case of an offender unless–
(a)it is satisfied that a place on the course specified in the order will be available for the offender,
(b)the offender appears to the court to be of or over the age of 17,
(c)the court has informed the offender (orally or in writing and in ordinary language) of the effect of the order and of the amount of the fees which he is required to pay for the course and when he must pay them, and
(d)the offender agrees that the order should be made.]
F1Arts. 32A-32E inserted (prosp.) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 10(3)
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