Road Traffic Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Financial Penalty Deposit and Fixed Penalty Offences (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2018. 2 Articles 1 to 5 and 12 come into force on 1st January 2019. 3 Articles 6 to 8 come into force on 1st January 2019 or, if later, the day appointed by the Secretary of State under section 27(2) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 for section 8 of that Act to come into force for all purposes. 4 Articles 9 to 11 come into force on 28th March 2019. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 1988 Act” means the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988; “the 2000 Order” means the Fixed Penalty Order 2000 ; and “the 2009 Order” means the Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) Order 2009 . Amendments relating to the Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 3 1 Regulation 4 (use of goods vehicle without Community licence) of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 is a fixed penalty offence for the purposes of Part 3 of the 1988 Act. 2 In Schedule 3 (fixed penalty offences) to the 1988 Act, after the entry for regulation 11(7) of the Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007, insert— Offence under the Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. 2011/2633 ) Regulation 4 of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 Using a vehicle in Great Britain in contravention of the requirement to possess a Community licence. 4 In the table in Schedule 1 (fixed penalties) to the 2000 Order— a omit the entries for item numbers 28 and 29; and b after the entry for item number 27, insert— 28 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 4 of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 £100 5 In Part 2 (secondary legislation) of the Schedule to the 2009 Order, after Table 6 (The Vehicle Drivers (Certificate of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007), insert— Table 7 The Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 Provision creating offence General nature of offence Regulation 4 Using a vehicle in Great Britain in contravention of the requirement to possess a Community licence Amendments relating to the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 6 1 The following offences in the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 are fixed penalty offences for the purposes of Part 3 of the 1988 Act— a section 8(1) (using a goods vehicle in breach of regulations); b section 8(2) (failing to produce a permit); c section 8(3) (wilfully obstructing an examiner); and d section 8(4)(a) (breaching a prohibition on taking a vehicle to a country). 2 In Schedule 3 (fixed penalty offences) to the 1988 Act, insert at the appropriate place— Offences under the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19) Section 8(1) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 Operator using a goods vehicle in breach of regulations made under section 1(1) of that Act without reasonable excuse. Section 8(2) of that Act Driver of a goods vehicle breaching a requirement under section 6(2)(a) of that Act to produce a permit without reasonable excuse. Section 8(3) of that Act Wilfully obstructing an examiner exercising powers under section 6 of that Act. Section 8(4)(a) of that Act Breaching a prohibition under section 7 of that Act without reasonable excuse. 7 In the table in Schedule 1 (fixed penalties) to the 2000 Order, after the entry for item number 28, insert— 29 A fixed penalty offence under section 8(1) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 £300 30 A fixed penalty offence under section 8(2) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 £300 31 A fixed penalty offence under section 8(3) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 £300 32 A fixed penalty offence under section 8(4)(a) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 £300 8 In Part 1 (Acts of Parliament) of the Schedule to the 2009 Order, after Table 10 ( HGV Road User Levy Act 2013), insert— Table 11 Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 Provision creating offence General nature of offence Section 8(2) Driver of a goods vehicle breaching a requirement under section 6(2)(a) of that Act to produce a permit without reasonable excuse Section 8(3) Wilfully obstructing an examiner exercising powers under section 6 of that Act Section 8(4)(a) Breaching a prohibition under section 7 of that Act without reasonable excuse Section 8(4)(b) Causing or permitting a breach of a prohibition under section 7 of that Act without reasonable excuse Amendments relating to the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 9 1 The following offences in the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 are fixed penalty offences for the purposes of Part 3 of the 1988 Act— a regulation 5 (keeping or using an unregistered trailer on a journey to or through a 1968 Convention territory); b regulation 19(1)(a) (using a registered trailer on a journey to or through a 1968 Convention territory with an expired registration document); c regulation 19(1)(f) (failing to produce a registration document); d regulation 19(1)(g) (failing to fix a registration plate on a registered trailer); e regulation 19(1)(h) (displaying an unassigned registration mark on a trailer); f regulation 20 (keeping or using an incorrectly registered trailer); g regulation 21 (obscuring of registration mark); and h regulation 22(a) (wilfully obstructing a person carrying out an inspection). 2 In Schedule 3 (fixed penalty offences) to the 1988 Act, insert at the appropriate place— Offences under the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 ( S.I. 2018/1203 ) Regulation 5 of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 Keeping or using a trailer that has not been registered under those Regulations on a journey to or through a foreign country that is a contracting party to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (“the 1968 Convention”). Regulation 19(1)(a) of those Regulations Using a registered trailer with an expired registration document on a journey to or through a foreign country that is a contracting party to the 1968 Convention. Regulation 19(1)(f) of those Regulations Failing to produce a trailer registration document when required to do so. Regulation 19(1)(g) of those Regulations Failing to fix a registration plate on a registered trailer in accordance with those Regulations. Regulation 19(1)(h) of those Regulations Displaying a trailer registration mark on a trailer that is not assigned to that trailer. Regulation 20 of those Regulations Keeping or using an incorrectly registered trailer on a road. Regulation 21 of those Regulations Keeping or using a registered trailer on a road with a registration mark that is obscured. Regulation 22(a) of those Regulations Wilfully obstructing a person carrying out an inspection of a trailer under those Regulations. 10 In the table in Schedule 1 (fixed penalties) to the 2000 Order, after the entry for item number 32, insert— 33 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 5 of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 £100 34 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 19(1)(a) of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 £100 35 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 19(1)(f) of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 £100 36 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 19(1)(g) of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 £100 37 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 19(1)(h) of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 £100 38 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 20 of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 £100 39 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 21 of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 £100 40 A fixed penalty offence under regulation 22(a) of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 £300 11 In the 2009 Order— a after “vehicle” in paragraph (a) of article 3, insert “or trailer”; and b after Table 7 (The Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011) in Part 2 (secondary legislation) of the Schedule, insert— Table 8 The Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 Provision creating offence General nature of offence Regulation 5 Keeping or using a trailer that has not been registered under those Regulations on a journey to or through a foreign country that is a contracting party to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (“the 1968 Convention”) Regulation 19(1)(a) Using a registered trailer with an expired registration document on a journey to or through a foreign country that is a contracting party to the 1968 Convention Regulation 19(1)(f) Failing to produce a trailer registration document when required to do so Regulation 19(1)(g) Failing to fix a registration plate on a registered trailer in accordance with those Regulations Regulation 19(1)(h) Displaying a trailer registration mark on a trailer that is not assigned to that trailer Regulation 20 Keeping or using an incorrectly registered trailer on a road Regulation 21 Keeping or using a registered trailer on a road with a registration mark that is obscured Regulation 22(a) Wilfully obstructing a person carrying out an inspection of a trailer under those Regulations Further amendment to the 2000 Order 12 In the table in Schedule 1 (fixed penalties) to the 2000 Order, after the entry for item number 40, insert— 41 Any other fixed penalty offence except for a fixed penalty parking offence £50 42 Any other fixed penalty parking offence £30 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Jesse Norman Minister of State Department for Transport 26th November 2018