(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order revokes and replaces the Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997. The Order increases the fixed penalties for fixed penalty offences as follows—
(a) the penalty for offences which do not involve obligatory endorsement is increased from £20 to £30; and
(b) the penalty for offences involving obligatory endorsement is increased from £40 to £60.
The Order comes into operation on 1st March 2001 and applies only to offences committed on or after that date.