Art. 80(1A) 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. 16(a); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

Words in art. 80(2) substituted (14.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 39(6), Sch. 4 para. 21(a); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II

Words in art. 80(3) substituted (13.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 16, Sch. 2 para. 16(b); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

Words in art. 80(3) substituted (14.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 39(6), Sch. 4 para. 21(b); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II

Words in art. 80(5) inserted (14.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 39(6), Sch. 4 para. 21(c); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II

Words in art. 80(5)(a)(i) substituted (13.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 16, Sch. 2 para. 16(c)(i); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

Words in art. 80(5)(a)(ii) substituted (13.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 16, Sch. 2 para. 16(c)(ii); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

Words in art. 80(5)(b) substituted (13.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 16, Sch. 2 para. 16(c)(ii); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

Art. 80(5A) inserted (14.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 39(6), Sch. 4 para. 21(d); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II

Word in art. 80(6) substituted (14.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 39(6), Sch. 4 para. 21(e)(i); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II

Words in art. 80(6) inserted (14.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 39(6), Sch. 4 para. 21(e)(ii); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II

Art. 80(7) 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. 16(d); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

Words in art. 80(7) substituted (14.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 39(6), Sch. 4 para. 21(f); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1320/article/80The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-10Expert Participation2022-10-26PART IVFIXED PENALTIESConditional offer of fixed penalty
Issue of conditional offer80.(1)

Where—

(a)

a constable has reason to believe that a fixed penalty offence has been committed, and

(b)

no fixed penalty notice in respect of the offence has been given under Article 60 or fixed to a vehicle under Article 67,

a notice under this Article may be sent to the alleged offender by or on behalf of the Chief Constable.

(1A)

Where–

(a)

a vehicle examiner has reason to believe that a fixed penalty offence has been committed, and

(b)

no fixed penalty notice in respect of the offence has been given under Article 60 or fixed to a vehicle under Article 67,

a notice under this Article may be sent to the alleged offender by the Department.

(2)

A notice under this Article is referred to in this Article and in Articles 81 ,82 and 82A as a “conditional offer”.

(3)

Where a conditional offer is issued by a person under paragraph (1), he must notify such clerk of petty sessions as may be specified in the conditional offer of its issue and its terms; and that clerk is referred to in this Article and in Articles 81 , 82 and 82A as “the fixed penalty clerk”.

(4)

A conditional offer must—

(a)

give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence to which it relates as are necessary for giving reasonable information about the alleged offence,

(b)

state the amount of the fixed penalty for that offence, and

(c)

state that proceedings against the alleged offender cannot be commenced in respect of that offence until the end of the period of 28 days following the date on which the conditional offer was issued or such longer period as may be specified in the conditional offer.

(5)

A conditional offer sent to an alleged offender who is the holder of a licence must indicate that if the following conditions are fulfilled, that is—

(a)

within the period of 28 days following the date on which the offer was issued, or such longer period as may be specified in the offer, the alleged offender—

(i)

makes payment of the fixed penalty to the appropriate person, and

(ii)

where the offence to which the offer relates is an offence involving obligatory endorsement, at the same time delivers his licence and its counterpart to the appropriate person, and

(b)

where his licence and its counterpart are so delivered, the appropriate person is satisfied on inspecting them that, if the alleged offender were convicted of the offence, he would not be liable to be disqualified under Article 40,

any liability to conviction of the offence shall be discharged.

(5A)

A conditional offer sent to an alleged offender who is not the holder of a licence must indicate that if the following conditions are fulfilled, that is–

(a)

within the period of 28 days following the date on which the offer was issued, or such longer period as may be specified in the offer, the alleged offender makes payment of the fixed penalty to the appropriate person, and

(b)

the appropriate person is satisfied, on accessing information held on the driving record of the alleged offender, that if he were convicted of the offence, he would not be liable to be disqualified under Article 40,

any liability to conviction of the offence shall be discharged.

(6)

For the purposes of the conditions set out in paragraph (5)(b) and (5A)(b), it shall be assumed, in the case of an offence in relation to which a range of numbers is shown in the last column of Part I or Part II of Schedule 1, that the number of penalty points to be attributed to the offence would be the lowest in the range.

(7)

In this Article and Articles 81 , 82 and 82Athe appropriate person” means–

(a)

where the conditional offer was issued under paragraph (1), the fixed penalty clerk, and

(b)

where the conditional offer was issued under paragraph (1A), the Department.

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<p>
<ref eId="c01651" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/1A">Art. 80(1A)</ref>
inserted (13.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01652" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01653" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01654" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/16">16</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01655" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/2/paragraph/16/a">Sch. 2 para. 16(a)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01656" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01657" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01658" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/1">Sch. Pt. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081660" marker="F2">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01659" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/2">art. 80(2)</ref>
substituted (14.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01660" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01661" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01662" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/39/6">39(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01663" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/4/paragraph/21/a">Sch. 4 para. 21(a)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01664" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01665" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01666" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/II">Sch. Pt. II</ref>
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</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081653" marker="F3">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01667" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/3">art. 80(3)</ref>
substituted (13.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01668" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01669" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01670" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/16">16</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01671" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/2/paragraph/16/b">Sch. 2 para. 16(b)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01672" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01673" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01674" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/1">Sch. Pt. 1</ref>
</p>
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<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01675" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/3">art. 80(3)</ref>
substituted (14.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01676" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01677" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01678" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/39/6">39(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01679" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/4/paragraph/21/b">Sch. 4 para. 21(b)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01680" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01681" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01682" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/II">Sch. Pt. II</ref>
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<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01683" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/5">art. 80(5)</ref>
inserted (14.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01684" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01685" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01686" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/39/6">39(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01687" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/4/paragraph/21/c">Sch. 4 para. 21(c)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01688" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01689" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01690" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/II">Sch. Pt. II</ref>
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<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081655" marker="F6">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01691" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/5/a/i">art. 80(5)(a)(i)</ref>
substituted (13.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01692" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01693" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01694" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/16">16</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01695" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/2/paragraph/16/c/i">Sch. 2 para. 16(c)(i)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01696" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01697" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01698" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/1">Sch. Pt. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081657" marker="F7">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01699" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/5/a/ii">art. 80(5)(a)(ii)</ref>
substituted (13.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01700" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01701" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01702" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/16">16</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01703" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/2/paragraph/16/c/ii">Sch. 2 para. 16(c)(ii)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01704" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01705" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01706" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/1">Sch. Pt. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2111638" marker="F8">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01707" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/5/b">art. 80(5)(b)</ref>
substituted (13.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01708" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01709" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01710" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/16">16</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01711" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/2/paragraph/16/c/ii">Sch. 2 para. 16(c)(ii)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01712" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01713" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01714" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/1">Sch. Pt. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081700" marker="F9">
<p>
<ref eId="c01715" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/5A">Art. 80(5A)</ref>
inserted (14.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01716" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01717" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01718" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/39/6">39(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01719" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/4/paragraph/21/d">Sch. 4 para. 21(d)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01720" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01721" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01722" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/II">Sch. Pt. II</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081705" marker="F10">
<p>
Word in
<ref eId="c01723" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/6">art. 80(6)</ref>
substituted (14.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01724" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01725" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01726" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/39/6">39(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01727" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/4/paragraph/21/e/i">Sch. 4 para. 21(e)(i)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01728" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01729" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01730" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/II">Sch. Pt. II</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081709" marker="F11">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01731" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/6">art. 80(6)</ref>
inserted (14.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01732" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01733" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01734" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/39/6">39(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01735" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/4/paragraph/21/e/ii">Sch. 4 para. 21(e)(ii)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01736" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01737" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01738" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/II">Sch. Pt. II</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081658" marker="F12">
<p>
<ref eId="c01739" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/7">Art. 80(7)</ref>
inserted (13.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01740" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01741" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01742" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/16">16</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01743" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/2/paragraph/16/d">Sch. 2 para. 16(d)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01744" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01745" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01746" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/1">Sch. Pt. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c2081711" marker="F13">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c01747" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1320/article/80/7">art. 80(7)</ref>
substituted (14.12.2010) by
<ref eId="c01748" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916">Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10))</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01749" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/1/3">arts. 1(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01750" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/article/39/6">39(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01751" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2007/916/schedule/4/paragraph/21/f">Sch. 4 para. 21(f)</ref>
;
<ref eId="c01752" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370">S.R. 2010/370</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01753" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c01754" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/370/schedule/part/II">Sch. Pt. II</ref>
</p>
</note>
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<part eId="part-IV">
<num>PART IV</num>
<heading>FIXED PENALTIES</heading>
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<heading>
<i>Conditional offer of fixed penalty</i>
</heading>
<article eId="article-80" uk:target="true">
<heading>Issue of conditional offer</heading>
<num>80.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-80-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-1-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>a constable has reason to believe that a fixed penalty offence has been committed, and</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-1-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>no fixed penalty notice in respect of the offence has been given under Article 60 or fixed to a vehicle under Article 67,</p>
</content>
</level>
<wrapUp>
<p>a notice under this Article may be sent to the alleged offender by or on behalf of the Chief Constable.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-80-1A">
<num>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6587" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081651">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081651" class="commentary"/>
(1A)
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6587" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081651">Where–</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-1A-a">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6587" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081651">(a)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6587" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081651">a vehicle examiner has reason to believe that a fixed penalty offence has been committed, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-1A-b">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6587" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081651">(b)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6587" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081651">no fixed penalty notice in respect of the offence has been given under Article 60 or fixed to a vehicle under Article 67,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6587" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081651">a notice under this Article may be sent to the alleged offender by the Department.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-80-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>
A notice under this Article is referred to in this Article and in Articles 81
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6615" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081660">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081660" class="commentary"/>
,82 and 82A
</ins>
as a “conditional offer”.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-80-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>
Where a
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6625" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081653">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081653" class="commentary"/>
conditional offer is issued by a person under paragraph (1)
</ins>
, he must notify such clerk of petty sessions as may be specified in the conditional offer of its issue and its terms; and that clerk is referred to in this Article and in Articles 81
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6629" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081662">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081662" class="commentary"/>
, 82 and 82A
</ins>
as “the fixed penalty clerk”.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-80-4">
<num>(4)</num>
<intro>
<p>A conditional offer must—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-4-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence to which it relates as are necessary for giving reasonable information about the alleged offence,</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-4-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>state the amount of the fixed penalty for that offence, and</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-4-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>state that proceedings against the alleged offender cannot be commenced in respect of that offence until the end of the period of 28 days following the date on which the conditional offer was issued or such longer period as may be specified in the conditional offer.</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-80-5">
<num>(5)</num>
<intro>
<p>
A conditional offer
<ins class="first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6663" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081678">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081678" class="commentary"/>
sent to an alleged offender who is the holder of a licence
</ins>
must indicate that if the following conditions are fulfilled, that is—
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-5-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<intro>
<p>within the period of 28 days following the date on which the offer was issued, or such longer period as may be specified in the offer, the alleged offender—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para2" eId="article-80-5-a-i">
<num>(i)</num>
<content>
<p>
makes payment of the fixed penalty to
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6679" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081655">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081655" class="commentary"/>
the appropriate person
</ins>
, and
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para2" eId="article-80-5-a-ii">
<num>(ii)</num>
<content>
<p>
where the offence to which the offer relates is an offence involving obligatory endorsement, at the same time delivers his licence and its counterpart to
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6689" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081657">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081657" class="commentary"/>
the appropriate person
</ins>
, and
</p>
</content>
</level>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-5-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>
where his licence and its counterpart are so delivered,
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6699" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2111638">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2111638" class="commentary"/>
the appropriate person
</ins>
is satisfied on inspecting them that, if the alleged offender were convicted of the offence, he would not be liable to be disqualified under Article 40,
</p>
</content>
</level>
<wrapUp>
<p>any liability to conviction of the offence shall be discharged.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-80-5A">
<num>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6705" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081700">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081700" class="commentary"/>
(5A)
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6705" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081700">A conditional offer sent to an alleged offender who is not the holder of a licence must indicate that if the following conditions are fulfilled, that is–</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-5A-a">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6705" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081700">(a)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6705" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081700">within the period of 28 days following the date on which the offer was issued, or such longer period as may be specified in the offer, the alleged offender makes payment of the fixed penalty to the appropriate person, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-5A-b">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6705" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081700">(b)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6705" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081700">the appropriate person is satisfied, on accessing information held on the driving record of the alleged offender, that if he were convicted of the offence, he would not be liable to be disqualified under Article 40,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6705" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081700">any liability to conviction of the offence shall be discharged.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-80-6">
<num>(6)</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purposes of the
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6734" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081705">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081705" class="commentary"/>
conditions
</ins>
set out in paragraph (5)(b)
<ins class="first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6738" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081709">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081709" class="commentary"/>
and (5A)(b)
</ins>
, it shall be assumed, in the case of an offence in relation to which a range of numbers is shown in the last column of Part I or Part II of Schedule 1, that the number of penalty points to be attributed to the offence would be the lowest in the range.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-80-7">
<num>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081658" class="commentary"/>
(7)
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">In this Article and Articles 81 </ins>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6749" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081711">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c2081711" class="commentary"/>
, 82 and 82A
</ins>
</ins>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-the-appropriate-person" eId="term-the-appropriate-person">
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">the appropriate person</ins>
</term>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">” means–</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-7-a">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">(a)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">where the conditional offer was issued under paragraph (1), the fixed penalty clerk, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-80-7-b">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">(b)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p6742" ukl:CommentaryRef="c2081658">where the conditional offer was issued under paragraph (1A), the Department.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
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