The Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties (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, 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.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2025 No. 166

Justice

Procedure

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(1 (\"#f00001\")).

Citation and CommencementN.I.

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.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/166/regulation/1\")

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

2. The Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (2 (\"#f00002\")) are amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/166/regulation/1\")

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

“Table 1- Removal Charges

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/2025/166/regulation/1\")

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

“Table 2 -Storage Charges

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/2025/166/regulation/1\")

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

“Table 3 - Disposal Charges

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£64£96£128£160£192”

Commencement Information

I5Reg. 5 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/166/regulation/1\")

Transitional provisionN.I.

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

Commencement Information

I6Reg. 6 in operation at 10.11.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/166/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, 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.

(1)

2016 c.21 (N.I.) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/21\")

(2)

S.R. 2018 No. 102 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2018/102\")