The Road Traffic (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Application

3.—(1) These Regulations apply with respect to any case where the driving of a vehicle has been prohibited under—

(a) Article 84 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) (power in certain cases to prohibit driving of foreign vehicles);

(b) Article 77 or 79 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland Order 1995(2) (powers to prohibit driving of unfit or overloaded vehicles); or

(c) Article 91E of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(3) (power to prohibit driving of vehicle on failure to make payment in compliance with financial penalty deposit requirement).

(2) These Regulations do not apply in relation to a vehicle if a current disabled person’s badge is displayed on that vehicle.

(3) In this regulation, a current disabled person’s badge includes a recognised badge within the meaning given by regulation 3A of the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993(4).

(1)

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1)

(2)

S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18)

(3)

S.I. 1996/ 1320 (N.I. 10); Article 91E is inserted by Article 12 of S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)

(4)

S.R. 1993 No.202; Article 3A was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2010 No.45