The Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

PART I N.I. GENERAL

Interpretation N.I.

1.—(1) In this Schedule “test certificate” means a certificate or other document which by virtue of regulations under Article 5 of the Order of 1981 is evidence that a person has not more than 2 years previously passed a test of competence to drive prescribed by virtue of such regulations. N.I.

(2) In this Schedule “prescribed conditions” means the prescribed conditions referred to in Article 13(3) of that Order (subject to which provisional licences are granted).

[F1 (2A) In this Schedule “the appropriate person” has the same meaning as in Articles 4 and 5.]

[F2 (3) In this Schedule “licence” includes a Great Britain licence, “full licence” includes a full Great Britain licence and “provisional licence” includes a Great Britain provisional licence.

(4) In relation to the holder of a Great Britain licence, the following sub-paragraphs have effect for the purposes of this Schedule.

(5) References to a test certificate are references to a certificate or other document (in this Schedule referred to as a “Great Britain test certificate”) which is evidence that he has not more than two years previously passed a Great Britain test of competence to drive corresponding to the test mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).

(6) References to prescribed conditions are references to conditions subject to which the Great Britain provisional licence was granted.]

F1 Sch. 1 para. 1(2A) inserted (13.12.2010) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3)(4), 16, Sch. 2 para. 25(a) (with art. 84); S.R. 2010/370, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

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Application of Schedule N.I.

2.—(1) Part II applies to any person to whom Part III or IV applies. N.I.

(2) Part III applies to a person who holds—

(a) a licence issued as a provisional licence; and

(b) a test certificate.

(3) Part IV applies to a person who falls within sub-paragraph (4) or (5).

(4) A person falls within this sub-paragraph if—

(a) he holds a licence issued as a full licence in relation to a class or certain classes of vehicles;

(b) he is treated under Article 14(2) of the Order of 1981 as authorised by a provisional licence to drive another class or other classes of vehicles; and

(c) he holds a test certificate which relates to that other class of vehicles or any of those other classes of vehicles.

[F3 (4A) In relation to the holder of a Great Britain licence, the reference in sub-paragraph (4)(b) to Article 14(2) of the Order of 1981 is a reference to section 98(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.]

(5) A person falls within this sub-paragraph if he holds—

(a) a licence issued as a full licence in relation to a class or certain classes of vehicles and as a provisional licence in relation to another class or other classes of vehicles; and

(b) a test certificate which relates to that other class of vehicles or any of those other classes of vehicles.

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