2013 No. 2184
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2013
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 101(2) and (3) and 105(1), (2)(a) and (3) of the Road Traffic Act 19881, makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 195(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 the Secretary of State has consulted with representative organisations.
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2013.
2
These Regulations come into force on 7th October 2013.
Amendment of minimum ages for holding or obtaining licences2
1
Regulation 9 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 19992 (minimum ages for holding or obtaining licences) is amended as follows.
2
For paragraph (4) substitute—
4
In item 5, the age of 16 is substituted for the age of 17 in the case of a small vehicle driven without a trailer attached where the driver of the vehicle is a person —
a
who fulfils the requirements set out in paragraph (4A); or
b
who is in receipt of personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 20123 which includes the mobility component at the enhanced rate in pursuance of section 79 of that Act.
3
After paragraph (4) insert—
4A
The requirements referred to in paragraph (4)(a) are—
a
the person has received an award of the higher rate component of the disability living allowance made in pursuance of section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19924; and
b
the award mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) was in force immediately before the 16th birthday of that person; and
c
the person has made a claim for personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
(This note is not part of the Regulations)