Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 15
Road Traffic
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Made
7th January 2015
Laid before Parliament
13th January 2015
Coming into force
4th February 2015
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 97(1)(a) and 105(1), (2)(a) and (4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988(1), by virtue of the Department for Transport (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration Fees) Order 2003(2), and with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with section 105(4) of the 1988 Act.
The Secretary of State has consulted representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of the 1988 Act.
1988 c.52. Section 97(1)(a) was amended by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c.22), sections 6, 7 and 16, Schedule 3, paragraph 9 and Schedule 6 and the Immigration Act 2014 (c.22), section 46(1). Section 105(2)(a) was substituted by S.I. 1996/1974, regulation 2 and Schedule 1, paragraph 17(a) and subsequently amended by the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c.32), section 91(1), Schedule 5, paragraphs 17 and 23(a)(i). Section 105(4) was amended by S.I. 1998/1420, regulation 10(3). See section 108(1) for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
S.I. 2003/2994, amended by S.I. 2008/908. The relevant provisions of S.I. 2003/2994 are articles 2 and 3.