Motorways Traffic (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Amendment

2.  For regulation 11 of the Motorways Traffic Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984(1) substitute the following regulation—

“11.— (1) Subject to paragraph (3), a person shall not drive on a motorway a motor vehicle to which this regulation applies if he is authorised to drive that vehicle only by virtue of his being the holder of a provisional licence.

(2) This regulation applies to—

(a) a vehicle in category A, B or P; and

(b) a vehicle in sub-category C1 or D1 (not for hire or reward) if the provisional licence was in force at a time before 1st January 1997.

(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to a vehicle if the holder of the provisional licence has passed a test of competence prescribed under Article 5(3) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(2) for the grant of a licence to drive that vehicle.

(4) In this regulation—

(a) the expression “in force” and expressions relating to vehicle categories shall be construed in accordance with regulations 2(2) and 3(2) respectively of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(3); and

(b) “provisional licence”, in relation to any vehicle, means a licence—

(i) granted under Article 13(3) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; or

(ii) which authorises its holder by virtue of Article 14(2) of that Order to drive all other classes of motor vehicle.”.

(1)

S.R. 1984 No. 160 as amended by S.R. 1994 No. 190

(2)

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); Articles 5(3), 13(3) and 14(2) were substituted by Sch. 1 to S.I. 1991/197 (N.I. 3)

(3)

S.R. 1996 No. 542