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Provision creating offence | General nature of offence | Mode of prosecution | Punishment | Disqualification | Endorsement | Penalty points |
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Article 3(1) | Driving without a licence. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary if committed by driving a motor vehicle in a case where either no licence authorising the driving of that vehicle could have been granted to the offender or, if a provisional (but no other) licence to drive it could have been granted to him, the driving would not have complied with the conditions of the licence. | Obligatory if committed as described in column 5. | 3-6 |
Article 3(2) | Causing or permitting a person to drive without a licence. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 9(10) | Failure to deliver a licence and counterpart revoked by virtue of Article 9(8) to Department. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 10(3) | Failure to deliver revoked licence and counterpart to Department. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 11(3) | Failure to notify Department of onset of, or deterioration in, relevant or prospective disability[ and that provision as applied by Article 15D[ or 19H].] | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 13 | Failure to comply with any conditions prescribed for driving under provisional licence. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary | Obligatory. | 3-6 |
Article 14 | Failure to comply with any conditions prescribed for driving under provisional licence where conditions applicable to driving under full licence. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary. | Obligatory. | 3-6 |
Article 15(7) | Driving licence holder failing, when his licence is revoked, to surrender it and its counterpart or, when particulars become incorrect, to surrender the licence and counterpart and give particulars. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
[Article 15B(11)[ and that paragraph as applied by Article 19F(5)]] | [Driving after failure to comply with a requirement under Article 15B(6), (7) or (10)[ or a requirement under Article 15B(6) or (7) as applied by Article 19F(5)].] | [Summarily.] | [Level 3 on the standard scale.] | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
[Article 15C(4)] | [Failure to deliver Community licence and its counterpart to Department when required by notice under Article 15C.] | [Summarily.] | [Level 3 on the standard scale.] | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 19 | Exceeding speed limit in vehicle required to display or displaying learner-driver's mark. | Summarily. | (i) Where the mark is required to be displayed, level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary if committed as described in column 4(i). | Obligatory if committed as described in column 4(i). | 3-6 if committed as described in column 4(i). |
␣ | ␣ | ␣ | (ii) Where the mark is not required to be displayed, level 2 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 19A | Failure to comply with restriction on restricted drivers. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary. | Obligatory | [(a) 3-6 if committed by contravening the specified restriction under paragraph (5)(b) of Article 19A (driving at a speed exceeding 45 miles per hour.);
(b) 2 if committed only by contravening the specified restriction under paragraph (5)(a) of Article 19A (failure to display restricted driver's mark.)]
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Article 19B | Exceeding speed limit in vehicle displaying restricted driver's mark where mark is not required to be displayed. | Summarily. | Level 2 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
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[Article 19G(4).] | [Failure to deliver Great Britain licence to the Department when required by notice under Article 19G.] | [Summarily.] | [Level 3 on the standard scale.] | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 31E(1) | Using, etc., motor vehicle or vehicle part without required certificate being in force showing that it complies with type approval requirements applicable to it. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 31E(2) | Using, etc., motor vehicle with alteration required to be but not notified to Department under Article 31B. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 31E(5) | Selling, etc., motor vehicle or vehicle part without required certificate being in force showing that it complies with type approval requirements applicable to it. | Summarily. | Level 5 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 31F | Failure to hold EC certificate of conformity for unregistered light passenger vehicle[ or motor cycle]. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 31G | Light passenger vehicles[ and motor cycle] not to be sold without EC certificate of conformity. | Summarily. | Level 5 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 56 | Driving, or causing or permitting the driving of, goods vehicle in excess of prescribed hours. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 59 | Public service vehicle plying for hire where driver not licensed. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 60 | Public service vehicle plying for hire when not licensed under Article 61. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 62(2) | Permitting overcrowding on public service vehicle. | Summarily. | Level 2 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 62(4) | Failure to produce to court licence granted under Article 61. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 64 | Owner of public service vehicle failing to provide alternative transport. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 66 | Contravention of Community provision as to keeping or production of documents. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 72 | Failing to comply with conditions of LGV[ PCV licence or LGV Community licence] causing or permitting person under 21 to drive LGV or PCV in contravention of such conditions. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
[Article 73A(4)] | [Failure to deliver LGV or PCV Community licence when required by notice under Article 73A.] | [Summarily.] | [Level 3 on the standard scale.] | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 75 | Failure to deliver revoked or suspended LGV or PCV licence and its counterpart to Department. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 77(4) | Contravention of provision of regulations (which is declared by regulations to be an offence) about LGV or PCV drivers' licences[ or LGV or PCV Community licences.] | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 79A | Driving without a taxi driver's licence. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary if committed by driving a taxi where no licence authorising the driving of that vehicle could have been granted. | Obligatory if committed as described in column 5. | 3-6 |
Article 81(1) | Driving, or causing or permitting the driving of, motor vehicle in contravention of applicable Community rules as to periods of driving, etc. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 81(2) | Contravention of requirement of applicable Community rules as to books, records or documents. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 81(3) | Making, or causing to be made, false entry in book, record or document kept for purposes of applicable Community rules. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 82 | Failure to produce, etc., books, records or documents; obstructing inspector of vehicles. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 86 | Driving, or causing or permitting the driving of, vehicle in contravention of a prohibition under Article 84, or refusing, neglecting or otherwise failing to comply with a direction given under Article 84(3). | Summarily. | Level 5 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 90 | Driving, or causing or permitting a person to drive, motor vehicle while uninsured. | Summarily. | Level 5 on the standard scale. | Discretionary. | Obligatory. | 6-8 |
Article 95 | Failure to surrender certificate on cancellation of insurance policy or security. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 96 | Failure of person against whom claim made to give information as to insurance or security. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 97 | Failure to give information or to produce certificate, or making false reply or false statement as to insurance. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale.
NOTE: If in any case the offence consists only in failure to produce a certificate of insurance or security the punishment is that provided for an offence under Article 180.
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Article 132(3) | Taking, etc., title implying registration as driving instructor. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 132(5) | Making of false statement, etc., to obtain registration, etc., as driving instructor. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 133 | Giving of paid driving instruction by unregistered or unlicensed persons or their employers. | Summarily. | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 136 | Failure to surrender certificate or licence within 14 days of notice. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 137 | Failure to produce certificate of registration or licence as driving instructor. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 154(1) | Driving with uncorrected defective eyesight. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary. | Obligatory. | 3 |
Article 154(2) | Refusal to submit to test to ascertain whether offence committed under Article 154(1). | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary. | Obligatory. | 3 |
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Article 166(1)(a) | Applying for or obtaining driving licence or provisional licence while disqualified by reason of being under age. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 166(1)(b) | Applying for or obtaining driving licence or provisional licence while otherwise disqualified. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 167(1)(a) | Driving motor vehicle while disqualified by reason of being under age. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary. | Obligatory. | 3-6 |
Article 167(1)(b) | Driving motor vehicle while otherwise disqualified. | (a) Summarily. | (a) The statutory maximum or 6 months or both. | Discretionary. | Obligatory. | 6 |
␣ | ␣ | (b) On indictment. | (b) A fine or 1 year or both. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 167(3) | Causing or permitting a person to drive while under age. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
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Article 172 | Taking vehicle without owner's consent:— | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
␣ | Where vehicle is a cycle. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
␣ | Where vehicle is a vehicle other than a cycle. | (a) Summarily. | (a) The statutory maximum or 6 months or both. | Discretionary if committed in respect of a vehicle other than a cycle. | ␣ | ␣ |
␣ | ␣ | (b) On indictment. | (b) A fine or 1 year or both. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
[Article 172A] | [Aggravated vehicle‐taking.] | [(a) Summarily] | [The statutory maximum or six months or both] | [Obligatory] | [Obligatory] | [3‐11] |
␣ | ␣ | [(b) On indictment] | [5 years or a fine or both.] | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
[Article 172B] | [Aggravated vehicle‐taking causing death or grievous bodily injury.] | [On indictment] | [14 years or a fine or both] | [Obligatory] | [Obligatory] | [3‐11] |
Article 174(1) | Making false or misleading statements, furnishing false or misleading particulars or withholding material information in connection with applications for licences or certificates under the Order of 1981 or for obtaining certificate of insurance or security or issuing false certificate of insurance or security. | Summarily | Level 4 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 174(2) | Forgery or fraudulently altering, etc., identification marks, badges,[ documents issued as evidence of the result of a test of competence to drive,] licences,[ counterparts of community licences,] certificates or certificates of insurance, etc. | (a) Summarily. | (a) The statutory maximum. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
␣ | ␣ | (b) On indictment. | (b) A fine or 2 years or both. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
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Article 175(2) | Failure of driver of mechanically propelled vehicle to comply with duties on occurrence of accident caused by that vehicle. | Summarily. | Level 5 on the standard scale or 6 months or both.
NOTE: If in any case the offence consists only in failure to produce a certificate of insurance or security the punishment is that provided for an offence under Article 180.
| Discretionary. | Obligatory. | 5-10 |
Article 175(5) | Failure of owner of mechanically propelled vehicle to comply with duties on occurrence of accident where vehicle driven by person other than owner. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 176 | Failure to comply with duties on occurrence of other accidents. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 177 | Failure of driver or owner of vehicle or other person required to do so, to give information for purposes of identification to police. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | Discretionary if committed under Article 177(1)(b) or (c) and otherwise than by virtue of section 20(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954. | Obligatory if committed as described in column (5). | 3 |
Article 178 | Failure of cyclist to give information for purposes of identification to police. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 179 | Failure of pedestrian to give information for purposes of identification to police. | Summarily. | Level 1 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
Article 180 | Failing to stop when so required by constable in uniform, failing to produce licence etc. for examination or to state date of birth, failing to provide Department with evidence of date of birth, etc., or obstructing etc. police. | Summarily. | Level 3 on the standard scale. | ␣ | ␣ | ␣ |
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