The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-11-13)

These Regulations uplift the charges that shall be levied in respect of the removal and storage of vehicles seized because they have been driven carelessly, inconsiderately or illegally off-road and is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2025 No. 167

Justice

Criminal Law

The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) (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 Article 66 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (1 (\"#f00001\")) and now vested in it (2 (\"#f00002\")).

Citation and CommencementN.I.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 10th November 2025.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/167/regulation/1\")

Amendment of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008N.I.

2. The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (3 (\"#f00003\")) are amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/167/regulation/1\")

3. In Regulation 6(2), for the table entitled “Table 1 – Regulation 6(2)”, substitute the following table–

“Table 1 – Regulation 6(2)

Unladen

£2561

Unladen

£3842

Laden

£3842

Laden

£5763

Unladen

£1281

Unladen

£1921

Laden

£1921

Laden

£2561

Unladen

£3842

Unladen

£5763

Laden

£5763

Laden

£7684”

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/167/regulation/1\")

4. In Regulation 6(3), for the table entitled “Table 2 – Regulation 6(3)”, substitute the following table –

“Table 2 – Regulation 6(3)

Two 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”

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 4 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/167/regulation/1\")

Transitional provisionN.I.

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

Commencement Information

I5Reg. 5 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/167/regulation/1\")

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)

These Regulations uplift the charges that shall be levied in respect of the removal and storage of vehicles seized because they have been driven carelessly, inconsiderately or illegally off-road and is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public.

Regulation 3 amends the statutory charges for removal of a seized vehicle.

Regulation 4 amends the statutory charges for the storage of a seized vehicle.

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

(1)

S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2008/1216\")

(2)

Article 4(1) of, and paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976\")) transferred the functions of the Secretary of State under the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, except for Chapters 4 and 7 of Part 2, to the Department of Justice.

(3)

SR (N.I) 2008 No. 495 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2008/495\")