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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic Fixed Penalties (Enforcement of Fines) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2011.
2. The Road Traffic Fixed Penalties (Enforcement of Fines) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1) are amended as follows —
(1) in Regulation 2, after the entry for “petty sessions district” insert “ “relevant person” has the same meaning as in Article 75(2A) of the Offenders Order;”;
(2) in Regulation 3(1), for “Chief Constable” substitute “relevant person”;
(3) in Regulation 3(3), after “in accordance with Regulations 4,” insert “4A,”;
(4) for the heading to Regulation 4, substitute “Enforcement where defaulter appears to reside in Northern Ireland and fails to pay by due date”;
(5) in Regulation 4(1), after “a defaulter” insert “who appears to the relevant person to reside in Northern Ireland”;
(6) after Regulation 4, insert –
4A.—(1) This Regulation is subject to Regulation 6 and applies where a defaulter, who appears to the relevant person to reside in England, Wales or Scotland, has failed to pay a sum payable in default by the due date.
(2) On the registration of any sum payable in default against a defaulter who appears to the relevant person to reside in England, Wales or Scotland, a complaint in accordance with Regulation 4 shall not be necessary.
(3) Where paragraph (2) applies, the court may, on the application of the clerk of petty sessions for the petty sessions district in which the sum payable in default is registered, make such order under the provisions of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (as modified by Regulation 8) relating to the satisfaction and enforcement of sums adjudged to be paid by conviction as it sees fit.”; and
(7) in the Schedule –
(a)after each reference to “Chief Constable” insert “/DOE official*”; and
(b)in the warning to the Form, after paragraph 2 , insert –
“3. Where it appears that the defaulter resides in England, Wales or Scotland, this fine may be transferred to the relevant local justice area or court of summary jurisdiction in that jurisdiction for enforcement.”.
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