19F.—(1) The Department may issue to any Great Britain licence holder who—
(a)has delivered his Great Britain licence to the Department, and
(b)has provided the Department with the information specified in, or required under, paragraph (3) (whether or not in pursuance of this Article),
a document (referred to in this Part in relation to a Great Britain licence as a counterpart).
(2) The counterpart must—
(a)be in such form, and
(b)contain such information,
designed for the endorsement of particulars relating to the Great Britain licence as the Department may determine.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (1) is—
(a)the name and address (whether in Northern Ireland or Great Britain) of the Great Britain licence holder;
(b)his date of birth;
(c)the classes of vehicle which he is authorised by his Great Britain licence to drive;
(d)the period of validity of the licence;
(e)whether it was granted in exchange for a licence issued by a state other than an EEA State; and
(f)such other information as the Department may require for the purposes of the proper exercise of any of its functions under this Part or Part V.
(4) The Department—
(a)may endorse a Great Britain licence delivered to it (whether or not in pursuance of this Article) in such manner as it may determine—
(i)with any part of the information specified in, or required under, paragraph (3); or
(ii)with information providing a means of ascertaining that information or any part of it; and
(b)must return the Great Britain licence to the holder.
(5) Paragraphs (6) to (9), (11) (with the omission of sub-paragraph (a)) and (12) of Article 15B apply for the purposes of this Article as if the references to a Community licence were references to a Great Britain licence.]