Documents for drivers and vehicles going abroad
1.
F1(1)
Subject to the following provisions of this Article, the Minister of Transport may issue to a person resident in the United Kingdom a driving permit in any of the forms A, B and C in Schedule 1 to this Order for use outside the United Kingdom.
(1A)
A permit shall be issued to a person only for vehicles of a class or classes in respect of which that person either—
(a)
holds a full licence, or has held and is entitled to obtain such a licence and is authorised to drive by virtue of section 84(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 or any corresponding Northern Ireland provision (licence applied for or surrendered for correction of particulars, etc.); or
(b)
holds a provisional licence, or has held and is entitled to obtain such a licence and is authorised to drive as mentioned in paragraph (a) above, and has passed the test of competence to drive or a test which is a sufficient test;
and in this paragraph `full licence' means a licence (granted under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972 or Part I of the Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 other than a provisional licence, and `provisional licence' and `test of competence to drive'have the same meaning as in the said Part III or the said Part I, and `test of competence which is a sufficient test'has the same meaning as in the said Part III.
(1B)
A permit in form A shall not be issued to any person who is under 18 years of age unless the permit is restricted to the driving of motor cycles or invalid carriages, or both.
(1C)
A permit in form B shall not be issued to any person who is under 18 years of age.
(1D)
A permit in form C shall be limited in its period of validity to three years, or, if shorter—
(a)
the unexpired period of the permit holder's current United Kingdom driving licence; or
(b)
where the permit holder is authorised to drive by virtue of section 84(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 or any corresponding Northern Ireland provision (licence applied for or surrendered for correction of particulars, etc.) the remainder of the period for which he is so authorised together with the period of validity of any licence granted while he is so authorised.
(2)
The Secretary of State may issue for use outside the United Kingdom a document in the form D in Schedule 1 to this Order for any motor vehicle registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971, or in Northern Ireland under the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.
(3)
The Secretary of State may issue for use outside the United Kingdom with any such motor vehicle or any trailer a document certifying—
(a)
the weight of the maximum load which it is to be permitted to carry, and
(b)
the permissible maximum weight, that is to say, the weight of the vehicle when ready for the road and carrying the maximum load so specified.
(4)
The Secretary of State may assign to any trailer an identification mark to be carried on the trailer outside the United Kingdom.
(5)
The Secretary of State may assign to a motor vehicle to which the Decision of 1957 of the Council of the Organisation for European Economic Co-Operation applies, an identification mark in the form of such a trade plate as may be required to be carried on such a vehicle under the provisions of section 1 of the Regulation attached to that Decision.
In this paragraph, “the Decision of 1957 of the Council of the Organisation for European Economic Co-Operation” means the decision of the Council of the Organisation for European Economic Co-Operation concerning the International Circulation of Hired Private Road Motor Vehicles adopted by that Council at its 369th Meeting, in June, 1957.
(6)
The Secretary of State may charge a fee for any document issued under this Article or for the assignment of any identification mark under this Article, and the fee shall be of the amount specified in relation thereto in Schedule 2 to this Order.
(7)
The Secretary of State may for the purpose of his functions under this Article carry out F2... examinations of vehicles.
(8)
The Secretary of State may delegate any of his functions under this Article (including any power of charging fees and the carrying out of F3... examinations) to any body concerned with motor vehicles or to any Northern Ireland department.