55.—(1) In this Part—
“authorised person” has the meaning given by Article 60(8);
“driver” except in Article 67 means, in relation to an alleged fixed penalty offence, the person by whom, assuming the offence to have been committed, it was committed;
“proceedings”, except in relation to proceedings for enforcing payment of a sum registered under Article 76, means criminal proceedings.
[F1“vehicle examiner” means an examiner appointed under Article 74 of the Order of 1995.]
(2) In this Part—
(a)references to a notice requesting a hearing in respect of an offence are references to a notice indicating that the person giving the notice wishes to contest liability for the offence or seeks a determination by a court with respect to the appropriate punishment for the offence;
(b)references to an offence include an alleged offence; and
(c)references to the person who is or was at any time the registered keeper of a vehicle are references to the person in whose name the vehicle is or was at that time registered under the [1994 c. 22.] Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.
F1Art. 55(1): definition of "vehicle examiner" inserted (13.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 16, Sch. 2 para. 2; S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1