Road Traffic And Vehicles Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Financial Penalty Deposit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 23 rd April 2012. 2 In this Order— “ credit card ” means a card or similar thing issued by any person, use of which enables the holder to defer the payment by the holder of the charge for the appropriate amount; “ debit card ” means a card or similar thing issued by any person, use of which by the holder causes the charge for the appropriate amount to be paid by the electronic transfer of funds from any current account of the holder at a bank or other institution providing banking services; and “ the Order ” means the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. The specified person 2 The specified person for the purposes of Article 91B(2)(b) of the Order is the person in charge of the motor vehicle at the time at which the constable or vehicle examiner has reason to believe that a person is committing, or has on that occasion committed an offence specified in this Order relating to that vehicle. The specified offences 3 The specified offences for the purposes of Article 91B(2)(b) of the Order are set out in column one of the tables in the Schedule (the general nature of the offence is also indicated in column two). The specified circumstances 4 1 The specified circumstances for the purposes of Article 91B(2)(b) of the Order are that the offence is being committed, or has on that occasion been committed, on a road or other public place. 2 In this Article, “ road ” has the meaning given in Article 2(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 . Manner of payment 5 Payment of the appropriate amount shall be made— a in person to the constable or vehicle examiner, by cash or credit or debit card, if the vehicle examiner or constable has the necessary means to accept payment in that manner; b by telephone by credit or debit card, to the number on the document referred to in Article 91B(3) of the Order, if a number is so given; or c by any other means specified on the document referred to in Article 91B(3) of the Order. Appropriate steps to make an appropriate refund 6 1 The appropriate steps to trace the person and to make an appropriate refund, for the purposes of Article 91D(9) of the Order are set out in paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 The Department shall— a attempt to contact the person (on whom the financial penalty requirement was imposed) at any address given in any response or in any document provided to a vehicle examiner or constable; but b if the attempt to contact that person is unsuccessful, and if a person other than that person made the payment, attempt to contact that other person, at any address or contact details given when the person made the payment. 3 The means by which an appropriate refund can be made by the Department are— a by cheque; b by refund to any credit or debit card used to make the financial penalty payment; or c by any other means agreed with the person to whom the appropriate refund is to be made. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 26 th January 2012 Deirdre Kenny A senior officer of the Department of the Environment