Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990

3.—(1) The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990(1) shall be amended as follows:

(2) In Article 3 (visitors' driving permits)—

(a) in paragraphs (2)(i), (3)(a) and (4)(a) after the words “an EEA State,” there shall be inserted “the Isle of Man or Jersey,”;

(b) in paragraph (7)—

(i) in the definition of “Convention driving permit” after the word “issued” in each place where it occurs, and in the definition of “domestic driving permit” after the words “issued under the law of that country”, there shall be inserted “to a person who has given proof of his competence to drive”; and

(ii) in the definition of “domestic driving permit” after the words “a driving permit issued”, there shall be inserted “to such a person”.

(3) In Article 4(1) (visiting forces' driving permits) the words “other than a large goods vehicle or a passenger-carrying vehicle” shall be omitted.

(4) In Article 7(3) in sub-paragraph (i) of the definition of “Convention driving permit” after the words “in Schedule 1 issued”, and in sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of that definition, after the words “the Schedule issued”, there shall be inserted “to a person who has given proof of his competence to drive.”.

(1)

S.R. 1990 No. 190 as amended by S.R. 1991 No. 477 and S.R. 1996 No. 426 Schedule 2