Liability to pay duty and consequences of non-payment
6(1)In section 9 (additional liability for keeping unlicensed vehicle) in subsection (5) after “1948” there shall be inserted “or the [1950 c. 7 (N.I.).] Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950”.
(2)At the end of that section there shall be added the following subsection—
“(9)In its application to Northern Ireland, this section shall have effect as if for subsection (7) there were substituted the following subsection—
“(7)A sum payable by virtue of any order made under this section by a court shall be recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the [1954 c. 9 (N.I.).] Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.””
7In section 13 (temporary licences) in subsection (2A) after “body”, where it occurs for the first time, there shall be inserted “(other than a Northern Ireland department)”.
8In section 18 (alteration of vehicle or its use) at the end there shall be added the following subsection—
“(10)In its application to Northern Ireland, this section shall have effect as if—
(a)for subsection (8) there were substituted the following subsection—
“(8)Where duty has been paid under this Act in respect of a vehicle either—
(a)as an agricultural tractor under Schedule 3, or
(b)as a farmer’s goods vehicle under Schedule 4,
duty at a higher rate shall not become chargeable in respect of that vehicle by reason only that it is used by the person in whose name it is registered for conveying to or from any agricultural land in his occupation livestock owned by him in connection with the agricultural activities carried on by him on that land; but this subsection shall not have effect in relation to a vehicle used for conveying any livestock which for the time being is part of the stock in trade of a dealer in cattle and is conveyed in the course of his business as such dealer.”; and
(b)subsection (9) were omitted.”
9(1)In section 18A (additional liability in relation to alteration of vehicle or its use) in subsection (10) after “1973” there shall be inserted “or the [1950 c. 7 (N.I.).] Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950”.
(2)After subsection (12) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(12A)In its application to Northern Ireland, this section shall have effect as if—
(a)in subsections (3) and (5) for “plated weight”, in each place, there were substituted “relevant maximum weight or, as the case may be, relevant maximum train weight”;
(b)in subsection (6) for “plated with the higher plated weight” there were substituted “rated at the higher relevant maximum weight or, as the case may be, the higher relevant maximum train weight”; and
(c)for subsection (11) there were substituted the following subsections—
“(11)A sum payable by virtue of any order made under this section by a court shall be recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the [1954 c. 9 (N.I.).] Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
(11A)In this section “relevant maximum weight” and “relevant maximum train weight” have the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to this Act.””
10(1)Section 18B (combined transport of goods) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2), for “Great Britain” there shall be substituted “the United Kingdom”.
(3)At the end there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(5)In its application to Northern Ireland, this section shall have effect as if—
(a)for “plated gross weight”, in each place, there were substituted “relevant maximum weight”; and
(b)for “plated train weight”, in each place, there were substituted “relevant maximum train weight”.”