The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 0000

Road Traffic

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

Made

2021

Coming into force

15th November 2021

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 89(3)(1), 97(3)(2), 98(4)(3), and 105(1), (2)(a)(4), (ee)(5) and (f)(6), and (3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988(7) (“the 1988 Act”).

Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 195(2) of the 1988 Act.

The Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, paragraph 14(2) to (5) of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(8) (“the Withdrawal Act”) should not apply.

In accordance with paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 8 to the Withdrawal Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

Section 89(3) was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 4, paragraph 63, and by the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), section 36(1) and 2(a), (b) and (c).

(2)

Section 97(3) was amended by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22), sections 6(2) and 16 and Schedule 6; the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), section 274 and Schedule 31, Part V(1) and S.I. 1996/1974, 1998/1420 and 2012/477. “Prescribed” is defined in section 108 of the 1988 Act.

(3)

Section 98(4) was amended by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22), section 7 and Schedule 3, paragraph 11(d).

(4)

Section 105(2)(a) was amended by the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), Schedule 5, paragraphs 17 and 23(a)(i) and the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), Schedule 3, paragraphs 2 and 13(1) and (2)(a).

(5)

Section 105(2)(ee) was inserted by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22), section 7 and Schedule 3, paragraph 14 and amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), section 83 and Schedule 8.

(6)

Section 105(2)(f) was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 8, the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), Schedule 5, paragraph 23(a)(iv) and S.I. 1996/1974.

(7)

1988 c. 52.

(8)

2018 c. 16. Paragraph 13(1) was amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), section 41(4), Schedule 5, paragraph 54(1) and (8)(b).