The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 1989

Interpretation, revocation and variation U.K.

2.—(1) In this Order “the principal Order” means the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order 1975(1) as amended by the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 1980(2) and the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 1985(3).

(2) Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 and paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of article 10 of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 1980 and articles 3 and 4 of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 1985 are hereby revoked.

(3) In Schedule 3 to the principal Order.

(a) in paragraph 1, after the words “Road Traffic Act 1972” there shall be inserted the words “`Convention driving permit' has the meaning assigned it by article 2(7) of this Order”;

(b) in paragraph 3, for sub-paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(2) The Secretary of State on receiving a permit forwarded under the foregoing sub-paragraph, shall—

(a) retain the permit until the disqualification ceases to have effect or until the holder leaves Great Britain, whichever is the earlier;

(b) send the holder’s name and address, together with the particulars of the disqualification, to the authority by whom the permit was issued; and

(c) if the permit is a Convention driving permit, record the particulars of the disqualification on the permit.”;

(c) in paragraph 4, in sub-paragraph (1) the words from “and the Secretary of State shall transmit” to the end shall be omitted and the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted for sub-paragraph (2)—

“(2) The Secretary of State, on receiving particulars of a court order removing such a disqualification, shall—

(a) in the case of a permit on which particulars of a disqualification were recorded in accordance with paragraph 3(2)(c) of this Schedule, enter on the permit particulars of the order removing the disqualification;

(b) send the particulars of the order to the authority by whom the permit was issued; and

(c) return the permit to the holder.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 14.6.1989, see art. 1

(1)

S.I. 1975/1208.

(2)

S.I. 1980/1095.

(3)

S.I. 1985/459.