The Fixed Penalty (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/494
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fixed Penalty (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009.

(2) These Regulations do not extend to Scotland.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations ” mean the Fixed Penalty (Procedure) Regulations 1986 .

Section 3 Amendment of the Principal Regulations

(1) The Principal Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 1(3), insert the following—

(4) These Regulations shall not apply if the fixed penalty notice is given or affixed by a vehicle examiner in accordance with the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.

(3) In regulation 2(2), after “driving licence” insert “(if the offender holds a driving licence) or driving record (if the offender does not hold a driving licence)”.

(4) In regulation 3(2), after “driving licence” insert “(if held)”.

(5) In regulation 4(1), after “driving licence” insert “(if that person is a holder of a licence which has been surrendered or delivered)”.

(6) In regulation 6, after “notice was given” where it appears for the second time, insert “, if that person holds a driving licence”.

(7) In regulation 8, omit “to whom the driving licence was sent”.

Section 4 Amendment of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations

The Schedule to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows—

(1) In column 3 of item 1 (fixed penalty notice), in the entry marked (viii), after “surrendered the licence” add “, if he holds such a licence”.

(2) In column 1 of items 2 and 3 (receipt for driving licence), after “driving licence” or “licence”, wherever either appears, add “if the offender holds a driving licence”.