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Road Traffic (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Defined expressions in this Act

    1. 1.Defined expressions in this Act

  3. PART 2 Drink-driving

    1. “The prescribed limit”

      1. 2.“The prescribed limit”

    2. Breath testing at authorised check-points

      1. 3.Breath testing at authorised check-points

      2. 4.Check-point breath tests: further provision

    3. Evidential specimens

      1. 5.Evidential breath test without preliminary breath test or check-point breath test

      2. 6.Choice of specimens

    4. Fixed penalty offences

      1. 7.Graduated penalty points for certain drink-driving offences as fixed penalty offences

      2. 8.Reduced penalty for course completion

      3. 9.Approved course: completion and failure to complete

      4. 10.Payment of fixed penalty: failure to complete course

      5. 11.Endorsement of further penalty points: failure to complete course

    5. Disqualification on conviction

      1. 12.Minimum disqualification: offence under Article 14(1)(b) or 16(1)(a) of the Order of 1995

      2. 13.Increased disqualification for repeat offences

      3. 14.Reduced disqualification for course completion

    6. Miscellaneous

      1. 15.Administration costs in relation to approved courses

  4. PART 3 Learner and new drivers

    1. Minimum period of holding provisional licence in certain cases

      1. 16.Provisional licence to be held for minimum period in certain cases

    2. Training of provisional licence holders in certain cases etc.

      1. 17.Approved programmes of training: category B motor vehicles and motor bicycles

      2. 18.Revocation of licence: forged etc. logbook

    3. Changes to restrictions on learner and new drivers

      1. 19.Changes to restrictions on learner and new drivers

    4. Approved courses for new drivers as alternative to revocation

      1. 20.Approved courses for new drivers as alternative to revocation

  5. PART 4 Protective headgear: extension of requirements

    1. 21.Extension of requirements as regards protective headgear

  6. PART 5 Miscellaneous and General

    1. 22.Orders and regulations under the Order of 1995

    2. 23.Supplementary, incidental and consequential etc. provision

    3. 24.Transitional and saving provisions

    4. 25.Repeals

    5. 26.Commencement

    6. 27.Short title

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS

      1. PART 1 DRINK-DRIVING

        1. The prescribed limit

          1. 1.The amendments of the Order of 1995 made by section...

        2. Choice of specimens

          1. 2.The amendments of the Order of 1995 made by section...

        3. Fixed penalty offences

          1. 3.The amendments of the Offenders Order made by section 7...

          2. 4.Until the commencement of the repeal (by paragraphs 41 and...

          3. 5.Until the commencement of the repeal (by Article 40(4) of...

        4. Disqualification on conviction

          1. 6.The amendments of the Offenders Order made by section 12...

          2. 7.Article 35(3) of the Offenders Order (“Article 35(3)”) does not...

          3. 8.In paragraph 7, “the relevant commencement date” means the date...

          4. 9.Until the commencement of the repeal (by Article 40(4) of...

          5. 10.Until the commencement of the substitution (by Article 11(1) of...

        5. Miscellaneous

          1. 11.Article 54A of the Offenders Order (inserted by section 15)...

      2. PART 2 LEARNER AND NEW DRIVERS

        1. Minimum period for which provisional licence to be held in certain cases

          1. 12.The amendments of the Order of 1981 made by section...

        2. Training of provisional licence holders in certain cases etc.

          1. 13.The amendment of the Order of 1981 made by section...

          2. 14.In paragraph 13, “relevant permit” means a licence or permit...

          3. 15.Until the commencement of the amendments (by Article 40(5) of,...

        3. Restrictions in Articles 19 and 19A of the Order of 1981: learner and new drivers

          1. 16.Notwithstanding their repeal by this Act, the following provisions continue...

          2. 17.Where, immediately before the day on which section 19 is...

          3. 18.Where immediately before the day on which section 19 is...

          4. 19.Until the commencement of the amendment (by Article 86 of,...

      3. PART 3 GENERAL

        1. 20.In this Schedule, “category B motor vehicle”, “motor bicycle”, “provisional...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      REPEALS

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