The Deregulation (Exchangeable Driving Licences) Order 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 1917

AGRICULTURE

The Deregulation (Exchangeable Driving Licences) Order 1998

Made

3rd August 1998

Coming into force

This Order will come into force 28 days after the day on which it is made

Whereas:

(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1998(1) which are the subject of this Order constitute a burden affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions and by making certain other provision it is possible to remove or reduce the burden without removing any necessary protection;

(b) he has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;

(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;

(d) a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994(2) and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;

(e) the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during that period;

(f) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of those representations; and

(g) a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Now therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by on him by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1988 c. 52. The relevant provisions of section 108(1) and (2) were substituted by the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1974).

(2)

1994. c. 40.