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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Road Traffic And Vehicles
Made
3rd June 2021
1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021.
2. The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, specified in the Schedule, shall be 28th June 2021.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 3rd June 2021
Chris Hughes
A senior officer of the
Department for Infrastructure
Article 2
| Provisions of the Act | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Section 24 insofar as it relates to paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 | Transitional and saving provisions |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation on the 28th June 2021 the provisions of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 specified in the Schedule.
Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 amends Article 36 (reduced disqualification period for attendance on courses) of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 to make referral of offenders to the Course for Drink Drive Offenders automatic, at the time of conviction, whilst still allowing the court discretion (for ‘special reasons’) to not issue a referral order if that is deemed inappropriate.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 have been brought into operation by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 3, 4 and 21 | 25th November 2016 | 2016 No. 399C. 31 |
| Section 6 | 9th November 2020 | 2020 No. 240C. 7 |
Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and (11) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 ( 2016 c. 5 (N.I.)). Pursuant to section 1(9) of that Act, the Department of the Environment is dissolved
See Article 8(1)(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 ( S.R. 2016 No. 76)
