Part III Licensing of drivers of vehicles

F1Disqualification if disqualified in Northern Ireland etc.

102ADisqualification while disqualified in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar

(1)

A person is disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle of any class so long as he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Great Britain.

(2)

For the purposes of this section a person is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Great Britain if, in respect of any offence—

(a)

a court in Northern Ireland disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a Northern Ireland licence,

(b)

a court in the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a British external licence, or

(c)

a court in Gibraltar disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under the law of Gibraltar.

(3)

A certificate signed by the Secretary of State which states, in respect of a person, any matter relating to the question whether he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Great Britain shall be evidence (in Scotland, sufficient evidence) of the matter so stated.

(4)

A certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.