Made
2nd July 2008
Coming into operation
11th August 2008
1. This Order may be cited as the Penalty Fares (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 11th August 2008.
2. In paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 1B to the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, for "£5" substitute "£20".
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
(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.
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 Back [1]