Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.

2

Regulations 1, 2 and 4, and Schedule 2, shall come into operation on 30th June 1997.

3

Regulation 3 and Schedule 1 shall come into operation on 1st September 1997.

Interpretation2

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19543 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendments to the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 19963

The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 19964 shall have effect with the amendments set out in Schedule 1.

Minor amendments4

The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 19815 and the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 19956 shall have effect with the minor amendments set out in Schedule 2.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

J. RitchieAssistant Secretary