43. In regulation 76 (effect of change in classification of vehicles for licensing purposes)—
(a)in paragraphs (1) and (2) for “old”, in each instance where it appears, substitute “older”;
(b)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) Subject to paragraphs (3C) to (3E), in a licence (whether full or provisional) granted before 19th January 2013, a reference to motor vehicles in an old category shall be construed as a reference to motor vehicles in the new category corresponding thereto and a reference to motor vehicles of a class included in an old category shall be construed as a reference to vehicles of the corresponding class included in the new category.”;
(c)in paragraph (3) for “old” in each instance where it appears, substitute “older”;
(d)after paragraph (3) insert—
“(3C) Where a licence (whether full or provisional) granted before 19th January 2013 authorises the driving of—
(a)standard motor bicycles only, or
(b)standard motor bicycles and side-car combinations only,
any reference in that licence to motor vehicles in category A (save for those in sub-category A1) shall be construed in accordance with paragraph (3D).
(3D) A reference in a licence of the type referred to in paragraph (3C) granted before 19th January 2013 to motor vehicles in category A shall be construed as a reference—
(a)where the standard access period has not expired, to motor vehicles in sub-category A2; and
(b)where that period has expired, to motor vehicles in category A.
(3E) Paragraph (2A) shall not apply to a reference to vehicles in sub-category D1 in a licence granted before 1st January 1997.
(3F) Where a licence granted before 19th January 2013 authorises only the driving of a class of motor vehicles included in an old category having automatic transmission, it shall not under this regulation authorise the driving of any vehicle not having automatic transmission.”;
(e)in paragraph (4)—
(i)in the definition of “old category” for “column (1)” substitute “column (2)”;
(ii)after the definition of “old category” insert—
““older category” and “class included in an older category”, mean respectively a category and a class of vehicles specified in column (1) of the table at the end of this regulation,”;
(iii)for the definition of “new category” substitute—
““new category” and “class included in a new category”—
(a)in relation to an old category, means respectively the category (or, as the case may be, the sub-category) and the class of vehicles specified in column (3) of the table as corresponding to the relevant old category or class included in that old category; and
(b)in relation to an older category, means respectively the category (or, as the case may be, the sub-category) and the class of vehicles specified in column (3) of the table as corresponding to the relevant older category or class included in that older category,”;
(f)for the table at the end of paragraph (4) substitute—
| “(1) Older category or class | (2) Old category or class | (3) Corresponding new category or class |
|---|---|---|
| A (excluding A1) | A | |
| A1 | A1 | |
| B1 | Motor tricycles in categories AM and A and light quadricycles in category AM | |
| B1, limited to invalid carriages | B1 (invalid carriages) | |
| B | B | |
| B plus E | B + E | |
| B+E | B + E | |
| C1 | C1 | |
| C1 plus E | C1 + E (8.25 tonnes) | |
| C | C | |
| C plus E | C+E | |
| C plus E, limited to drawbar trailer combinations only | Vehicles in category C+E which are drawbar trailer combinations | |
| D1 | D1 (not for hire or reward) | |
| D1 | D1 | |
| D1 plus E | D1 + E (not for hire or reward) | |
| D1 + E | D1 + E | |
| D, limited to 16 seats | D1 | |
| D, limited to vehicles not more than 5.5 metres in length | D1 and vehicles in category D not more than 5.5 metres in length | |
| D, limited to vehicles not driven for hire or reward | Vehicles in category D which are either driven while being used in accordance with a section 19 permit or, if not being so used, driven otherwise than for hire or reward | |
| D | D | |
| D plus E | D + E | |
| F | F | |
| G | G | |
| H | H | |
| K | K | |
| L | L | |
| P | Q and AM” |
44. In regulation 79 (saving in respect of entitlement to drive mobile project vehicles) for “sub-category B1 or” substitute “former sub-category B1 or sub-category”.
45. After regulation 79 insert—
79A. Where a person holds a full licence granted before 19th January 2013 authorising the driving of, or is entitled to apply for the grant of a full licence authorising the driving of, vehicles of a class within the category or sub-category referred to in column (1) of Part 4 of Schedule 2—
(a)that person is authorised to drive, or entitled to apply for the grant of a licence authorising the driving of (as the case may be), vehicles of the relevant class referred to in column (2) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 which corresponds to that category or sub-category, as appropriate, in column (1); and
(b)the licence granted to that person shall be construed as authorising the driving of vehicles of that class.”.