Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
| Year | 2022 |
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
2022 Chapter 16
An Act to amend retained EU law relating to compulsory insurance for the use of motor vehicles; and for connected purposes.
[26 April 2022]
BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:
1 Retained EU law relating to compulsory insurance for motor vehicles
After Article 102A of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 insert—
102B
“102B. Retained EU law relating to compulsory insurance
(1)1 To the extent that Article 3 of the 2009 Motor Insurance Directive (as it had effect at any time) is relevant to any question as to the interpretation or effect of any provision of this Part, references in that Article to liability in respect of the use of vehicles are to be read as not including liability in respect of the use in Northern Ireland of vehicles—
(a)
(a) other than motor vehicles, or
(b)
(b) otherwise than on a road or other public place.
(2)2 Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any question for the purposes of Article 92(1)(bb) or (c) as to the interpretation or effect of the law on compulsory insurance of, or applicable in, a member State or Great Britain.
(3)3 Relevant Directive rights cease to be recognised and available so far as they relate to affected compensation (to the extent, if any, that they would have been so recognised and available in the absence of this paragraph).
(4)4 In paragraph (3), “” means compensation in connection with the use in Northern Ireland of vehicles—
(a)
(a) other than motor vehicles, or
(b)
(b) otherwise than on a road or other public place.
(5)5 Accordingly, to the extent that it is inconsistent with paragraph (1) or (3), retained case law ceases to have effect.
(6)6 In this Article—
“” means Directive 2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability;
“” means recognised and available in the law of Northern Ireland by virtue of section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (saving for rights etc under section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972);
“” means any rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures deriving from the obligation imposed on the...
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