(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation the provisions of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 specified in the Schedule.
Article 12 inserts a new Part IVA into the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. These provisions will enable the police and vehicle examiners to require the payment of a deposit by offenders who avoid payment of fixed penalty deposits and prosecution by not having a satisfactory address in the United Kingdom.
Article 13 and Schedule 1 provide for the immobilisation of vehicles that have been prohibited from driving and for the removal and disposal of such vehicles in accordance with Regulations.