Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 281

ROAD AND RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Penalty Fares (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

2nd July 2008

Coming into operation

11th August 2008

The Department for Regional Development(1), in exercise of the powers conferred on it by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1B to the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(2) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Penalty Fares (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 11th August 2008.

Increase in amount of penalty fares

2. In paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 1B to the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, for “£5” substitute “£20”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 2nd July 2008.

L.S.

B. R. D. White

A senior officer of the

Department

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Schedule 1B to the Transport Act 1967 (as inserted by S.I. 1990/994 (N.I. 7) makes provision for penalty fares to be paid by a person who travels on a bus or train service without paying the proper fare.

Paragraph 4(1) of that Schedule provides that the amount of a penalty fare shall be the full single fare for the journey plus £5. The penalty fare was increased in 1991 to £10.

This Order increases that amount by an additional £10 to £20.

(1)

The functions of the Ministry of Development under the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 were transferred to the Department of the Environment by S.R. & O (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 Art. 4 and to the Department for Regional Development by S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6(d) and Schedule 4 Part IV

(2)

1967 c. 37 (N.I.); Schedule 1B was inserted by Schedule 1 to S.I. 1990/994 (N.I. 7)