The Driving Licences (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

2.—(1) The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 4(3)(aa) (exceptions), omit “(other than the United Kingdom)”.

(3) In article 5(2)(a)(iii) (tests of competence to drive), omit “other than the United Kingdom”.

(4) In article 13(1)(d)(ii) (grant of licences), omit “(other than the United Kingdom)”.

(5) In article 19D (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1), in the definition of “Community Licence”—

(i) omit “other than the United Kingdom”;

(ii) omit “(including the United Kingdom)”;

(b) in paragraph (1), in the definition of “EEA State exchangeable licence”, omit “other then the United Kingdom”;

(c) in paragraph (1B)(b)—

(i) for “another place in the EEA” substitute “an EEA State or Great Britain”;

(ii) for “other place” substitute “EEA State or Great Britain”;

(d) after paragraph (1B) insert—

“(1BA) In order to be normally resident in Northern Ireland by virtue of paragraph (1B)(b) the person must return there regularly, except where the person is living in the EEA state or Great Britain in order to carry out a task of a definite duration.”;

(e) in paragraph (1C)(b)—

(i) for “another place in the EEA” substitute “an EEA state”;

(ii) for “other place” substitute “EEA state”;

(f) in paragraph (1D)—

(i) omit “Northern Ireland or”;

(ii) omit “(1B)(b) or”;

(iii) for “another place in the EEA” substitute “the EEA state”.

(1)

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 426, S.R. 2012 No. 170 and S.R. 2015 No. 6.