Penalty Fares (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made: 2nd July 2008

Coming into operation: 11th August 2008

The Department for Regional Development[^f00001], in exercise of the powers conferred on it by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1B to the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967[^f00002] and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Penalty Fares (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 11th August 2008.

Increase in amount of penalty fares

2

In paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 1B to the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, for “£5” substitute “£20”.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 2nd July 2008.

B. R. D. White — A senior officer of the — Department

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Schedule 1B to the Transport Act 1967 (as inserted by S.I. 1990/994 (N.I. 7) makes provision for penalty fares to be paid by a person who travels on a bus or train service without paying the proper fare.

Paragraph 4(1) of that Schedule provides that the amount of a penalty fare shall be the full single fare for the journey plus £5. The penalty fare was increased in 1991 to £10.

This Order increases that amount by an additional £10 to £20.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: The functions of the Ministry of Development under the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 were transferred to the Department of the Environment by S.R. & O (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 Art. 4 and to the Department for Regional Development by S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6(d) and Schedule 4 Part IV

[^f00002]: 1967 c. 37 (N.I.); Schedule 1B was inserted by Schedule 1 to S.I. 1990/994 (N.I. 7)