The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

Physical fitness

33.—(1) In Article 9 of the Order of 1981 (requirements as to physical fitness of drivers) after paragraph (12) insert–

“(13) A person who holds a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of any class and who drives a motor vehicle of that class on a road is guilty of an offence if the declaration included in accordance with paragraph (1) in the application on which the licence was granted was one which he knew to be false.”.

(2) In Article 11 of the Order of 1981 (provision of information relating to disabilities) after paragraph (3A) insert–

“(3B) A person who holds a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of any class and who drives a motor vehicle of that class on a road is guilty of an offence if at any earlier time while the licence was in force he was required by paragraph (1) to notify the Department but has failed without reasonable excuse to do so.”.

(3) After Article 11 of the Order of 1981 insert–

“Driving after refusal or revocation of licence

11A.— (1) A person who drives a motor vehicle of any class on a road otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class is guilty of an offence if–

(a) at any earlier time the Department–

(i) has in accordance with Article 9(3) refused to grant such a licence,

(ii) has under Article 10(1) or (2) revoked such a licence, or

(iii) has served a notice on that person in pursuance of Article 15C(1) or (2) or 19G requiring him to deliver to the Department a Community or Great Britain licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that or a corresponding class, and

(b) since that earlier time he has not been granted–

(i) a licence under this Part, or

(ii) a Community licence,

authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that or a corresponding class.

(2) Article 4 shall apply in relation to paragraph (1) of this Article as it applies in relation to Article 3.”.