Amendments to Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act
4.—(1) Paragraph 3A(1) of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act (Restriction and removal of vehicles) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (6) after paragraph (a), insert—
“(aa)activities of a person carried out for the purposes of, or in connection with, arrangements made with that person’s employer by the Northern Ireland Court Service under section 69 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978;”.
(3) In sub-paragraph (6) after paragraph (b), insert—
“(ba)activities carried out by a person for the purposes of, or in connection with, a contract entered into by a district council in Northern Ireland with a view to removing a vehicle pursuant to Article 30 of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(2) (removal of abandoned vehicles);
(bb)activities carried out by a person for the purposes of, or in connection with, a contract entered into by the Department for Regional Development with a view to removing a vehicle pursuant to Article 49 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;”.
(4) In sub-paragraph (6) after paragraph (c), insert—
“(ca)activities carried out by a person for the purposes of, or in connection with, a contract entered into by the Northern Ireland Policing Board with a view to removing a vehicle pursuant to Article 48 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;”.
(5) In sub-paragraph (6) after paragraph (f), insert—
“(g)activities of a person appointed as a special constable in Northern Ireland by virtue of provision incorporating section 79 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847 (harbour and dock police) which are carried out in the execution of that office.”.
(6) After sub-paragraph (7), insert—
“(7A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (6)(ba) “district council” has the meaning given by section 44 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3).”.
(7) After sub-paragraph (8), insert—
“(9) In the application of this paragraph to Northern Ireland any reference to a road within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1988 shall be read as if it were a reference to a road within the meaning of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.”.
Paragraph 3A of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act was inserted by S.I 2005/224.
S.I. 1978/1049 (N.I. 19), to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.