xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4ENDORSEMENT: UNLICENSED AND FOREIGN DRIVERS: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 10)

21.  In Article 80 (issue of conditional offer)–

(a)in paragraph (2), for “and 82” substitute “,82 and 82A”;

(b)in paragraph (3), for “and 82” substitute “, 82 and 82A”;

(c)in paragraph (5), after “conditional offer” insert “sent to an alleged offender who is the holder of a licence”;

(d)after that paragraph insert–

(5A) A conditional offer sent to an alleged offender who is not the holder of a licence must indicate that if the following conditions are fulfilled, that is–

(a)within the period of 28 days following the date on which the offer was issued, or such longer period as may be specified in the offer, the alleged offender makes payment of the fixed penalty to the appropriate person, and

(b)the appropriate person is satisfied, on accessing information held on the driving record of the alleged offender, that if he were convicted of the offence, he would not be liable to be disqualified under Article 40,

any liability to conviction of the offence shall be discharged.;

(e)in paragraph (6)–

(i)for “condition” substitute “conditions”; and

(ii)after “(5)(b)” insert “and (5A)(b)”;

(f)in paragraph (7), for “and 82” substitute “, 82 and 82A”.