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The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

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The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Section 31 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Penalty points to be taken into account on convictionN.I.

31.—(1) Where a person is convicted of an offence involving obligatory endorsement, the penalty points to be taken into account on that occasion are (subject to paragraph (2))—

(a)any that are to be attributed to the offence or offences of which he is convicted, disregarding any offence in respect of which an order under Article 35 is made, and

(b)any that were on a previous occasion ordered to be endorsed on the counterpart of any licence held by him [F1or on his driving record], unless the offender has since that occasion and before the conviction been disqualified under Article 40.

(2) If any of the offences was committed more than 3 years before another, the penalty points in respect of that offence shall not be added to those in respect of the other.

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