The Driving and Motorcycle Instructors (Recognition of European Professional Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2017 No. 117

European Communities

Road Traffic And Vehicles

The Driving and Motorcycle Instructors (Recognition of European Professional Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

Made

23rd June 2017

Coming into operation

31st July 2017

The Department for Infrastructure(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) and Articles 48, 51(1) and (5), 52(3) and (7), 57(1), 70(1), 75 and 76 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007(3) and now vested in it(4).

The Department for Infrastructure is designated(5) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to recognition of higher-education diplomas or formal qualifications required for the pursuit of professions or other occupations.

(1)

Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and (11) and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.)). Pursuant to section 1(9) of that Act, the Department of the Environment is dissolved

(2)

1972.c. 68; section 2(2) is amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c. 7)

(4)

See Article 8(1)(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76)