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Road Traffic Act 2010

Amendment of First Schedule to Act of 2002 — penalty points.

54.— The First Schedule to the Act of 2002 is amended—

(a) in Part 1, by substituting for the matter at reference number 9 the following:

“

9

Offence under section 52 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 , where the contravention involved the use of a mechanically propelled vehicle, tried summarily

Careless driving

3

”,

(b) in Part 2 (as amended by section 16 of the Act of 2006)—

(i) by substituting “reference numbers 4 to 8” for “reference numbers 1 to 8” in paragraph (2), and

(ii) by deleting the matter at reference numbers 1, 2 and 3,

and

(c) by substituting for Part 5 the following:

“PART 5

Contravention of Article 17 of Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 537 of 2006 )

In this Part, the reference to Regulation 17 is a reference to Regulation 17 (as amended by Regulation 2(b) of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Learner Drivers) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 719 of 2007 )) of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 537 of 2006 ).

Reference Number

Offence

General Description of Offence

Penalty Points on Payment of Fixed Charge

Penalty Points on Conviction

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

Offence under section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 consisting of contravention of Regulation 17(6)(iv)

Holder of learner permit when not accompanied by and under supervision of qualified person where so required

1

3

”,

(d) by inserting after Part 8 (inserted by section 16(e) of the Act of 2006) the following:

“PART 9

Contravention of Certain Provisions of the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 5 of 2003 )

In this Part—

(a) ‘offence’ means an offence under section 11 of the Principal Act,

(b) a reference to a Regulation is a reference to a Regulation of the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 5 of 2003 ).

Reference Number

Offence

General Description of Offence

Penalty Points on Payment of Fixed Charge

Penalty Points on Conviction

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

Offence consisting of contravention of Regulation 26 or 27

Using a vehicle which exceeds the maximum permissible width

1

3

2

Offence consisting of contravention of Regulation 28, 29, 30 or 31

Using a vehicle which exceeds the maximum permissible length

1

3

3

Offence consisting of contravention of Regulation 55

Using a vehicle with defective or worn tyres

2

4

”.