The Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Made: 15th October 2025

Coming into operation: 10th November 2025

The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(1), (7) and (8) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016[^f00001].

Citation and Commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 10th November 2025.

Amendment of the Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

2

The Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 [^f00002] are amended as follows.

3

In Schedule 3, after paragraph 2, for the table entitled “Table 1”, substitute the following table –

• Table 1- Removal ChargesVehicle position and conditionVehicle equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAMVehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnesVehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAMVehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAMVehicle on road, upright and not substantially damaged or any two wheeled vehicle whatever its condition or position on or off road£192£256£448£448Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, on road but either not upright or substantially damaged or both£320£832Unladen£2561Unladen£3842Laden£3842Laden£5763Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, off road, upright and not substantially damaged£256£512Unladen£1281Unladen£1921Laden£1921Laden£2561Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, off road but either not upright or substantially damaged or both£384£1088Unladen£3842Unladen£5763Laden£5763Laden£7684

4

In Schedule 3, after paragraph 5, for the table entitled “Table 2”, substitute the following table–

• Table 2 -Storage ChargesTwo wheeled vehicleVehicle, not including a two wheeled vehicle, equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAMVehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnes MAMVehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAMVehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAM£13£26£32£38£45

5

In Schedule 3, after paragraph 6, for the table entitled “Table 3”, substitute the following table–

• Table 3 - Disposal ChargesTwo wheeled vehicleVehicle, not including a two wheeled vehicle, equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAMVehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnes MAMVehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAMVehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAM£64£96£128£160£192

Transitional provision

6

Regulations 3, 4 and 5 only have effect in respect of a vehicle seized on or after 10th November 2025

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 15th October 2025

Naomi Long — Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations uplift the charges that shall be levied in respect of the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles seized under a vehicle seizure order, by amending the charges set out in Schedule 3 to the Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018.

Regulation 3 amends the statutory charges for removal of a vehicle that has been seized under a vehicle seizure order.

Regulation 4 amends the statutory charges for the storage of a vehicle that has been seized under a vehicle seizure order.

Regulation 5 amends the statutory charges for the disposal of a vehicle that has been seized under a vehicle seizure order.

Regulation 6 provides that the amendments made by regulations 3, 4 and 5 only have effect in respect of a vehicle seized on or after 10th November 2025.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2016 c.21 (N.I.)

[^f00002]: S.R. 2018 No. 102

Editorial notes

[^key-0b1908d683ade18850e006ed107d8cb9]: Reg. 1 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-848559778356cc0e3177ca331da11eb0]: Reg. 2 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-33a3d768572baa2849f1f3470a884b74]: Reg. 3 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-66f5fb475d389f458c4d429308afb459]: Reg. 4 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-914b32b303941dd7d4a3b27b3d5c0114]: Reg. 5 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-2f5906e4a5474abf6feee8474e04c5d0]: Reg. 6 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1