Amendment of Regulations
2.—(1) Regulation 27 (disclosure of registration and licensing particulars) of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002(1) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (1)(a) insert—
“(aa)by the Department for Regional Development(2) for any purpose connected with—
(i)the investigation of a contravention to which Schedule 1 to the Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005(3) (contraventions subject to penalty charges) applies; or
(ii)the exercise of the Department’s powers under Article 18(1)(b) or 21(1)(b) of that Order(4) (immobilisation or removal of vehicles);”.
(3) At the end of paragraph (1)(d) omit “or”.
(4) After paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(da)on or after 30th April 2010 or the date of coming into force of section 144A of the 1988 Act (whichever is later), by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (being the company of that name incorporated on 14th June 1946 under the Companies Act 1929(5)) for any purpose connected with the exercise of any of the functions of the Secretary of State relating to the enforcement of an offence under section 144A of the 1988 Act(6); or”.
S.I. 2002/2742, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2003/2154 and S.I. 2008/2849.
The Department for Regional Development was established by Article 3(1)(d) of S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1).
S.I. 2005/1964 (N.I. 14), as amended by regulation 2 of S.R. (NI) 2008 No 78 and paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, c. 4 (N.I.).
A condition has been prescribed for the purposes of these provisions by S.R. (NI) 2006 No 479.
Section 144A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) is inserted by section 22 of the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49) from a date to be appointed.