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Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981
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Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Cross Heading: Disqualification (otherwise than on conviction) is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 April 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Part II Crossheading Disqualification-otherwise-than-on-conviction:
- Instrument amended by 1994 c. 22 s. 63 Sch.3 para 17
- Instrument rev. in Pt. by 1994 c. 22 s. 65 Sch.5 Pt II
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 18(2)
- Sch. 7 para. 6 repealed by 2010 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 4 (The amendment could not be applied as the relevant affected text is not available on legislation.gov.)
- Sch. 7 para. 7 repealed by 2010 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 4 (The amendment could not be applied as the relevant affected text is not available on legislation.gov.)
- art. 5(2ZA)-(2ZD) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 16(2)(a)
- art. 5(4A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 16(2)(b)
- art. 5A inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 17(2)
- art. 13(1)(c)(ia) words repealed by S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.) Sch. 5 para. 4(a)(ii) Sch. 8 Pt. 5
- art. 13B-13C inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 17(3)
- art. 15ZA inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 18(1)(c)
- art. 19D(1ZA) (1ZB) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 17(4)(b)
- art. 19AB 19AC substituted for art. 19A 19B by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 19(3)
- art. 31A(2A)-(2D) inserted (temp.) by S.I. 2019/648 reg. 5(2)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 5 omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1393, regs. 1(2), 2(4))
- art. 31A(2C) words inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/648, reg. 5(2)(a) by S.I. 2020/818 Sch. 6 para. 39(4)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/648, reg 5, which inserts art. 31A(2C) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of S.I. 2020/1393, regs. 1(2), 2(4))
- art. 31A(3A)(3B) inserted (temp.) by S.I. 2019/648 reg. 5(2)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 5 omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1393, regs. 1(2), 2(4))
- art. 31A(3B) words inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/648, reg. 5(2)(b) by S.I. 2020/818 Sch. 6 para. 39(4)(b)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/648, reg 5, which inserts art. 31A(3B) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of S.I. 2020/1393, regs. 1(2), 2(4))
- art. 31A(3B) words inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/648, reg. 5(2)(b) by S.I. 2020/818 Sch. 6 para. 39(4)(b)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/648, reg 5, which inserts art. 31A(3B) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of S.I. 2020/1393, regs. 1(2), 2(4))
- art. 174(2A)(da) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 17(5)(a)(i)
- art. 174(2AB) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 17(5)(b)
- art. 177(1)(ba) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 19(4)(b)
- art. 177(1A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 19(4)(c)
- art. 177(3)(4) inserted by 2016 c. 11 (N.I.) s. 19(4)(b)
- art.198 am. (prosp.) by 1997 c. 16 s.18 Sch.3 paras.8(2) 9
- art.198 am. (prosp.) by 1997 c. 16 s.18 Sch.3 paras.8(2) 9
Disqualification (otherwise than on conviction)N.I.
Disqualification of persons under ageN.I.
17.—F1(1) A person shall be disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle of a class specified in the following Table if he is under the age specified in relation to it in the second column of that Table.
[F2TABLE]
(2) The Department may by regulations provide that paragraph (1) shall have effect as if for the classes of vehicles and the ages specified in the Table thereto there was substituted different classes of vehicles and ages or different classes of vehicles or different ages.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the regulations may—
(a)apply to persons of a class specified in or under the regulations;
(b)apply in circumstances so specified;
(c)impose conditions or create exemptions or provide for the imposition of conditions or the creation of exemptions;
(d)contain such transitional and supplemental provisions (including provisions amending Article 19D or 78) as the Department considers necessary or expedient.
(4) For the purpose of defining the class of persons to whom, the class of vehicles to which, the circumstances in which or the conditions subject to which regulations under paragraph (2) are to apply where an approved training scheme for drivers is in force, it shall be sufficient for the regulations to refer to a document which embodies the terms (or any of the terms) of the scheme or to a document which is in force in pursuance of the scheme.
(5) In paragraph (4)—
“approved” means approved for the time being by the Department for the purpose of the regulations;
“training scheme for drivers” means a scheme for training persons to drive vehicles of a class in relation to which the age which is in force under this Article (but apart from any such scheme) is 21 years.
(6) No approved training scheme for drivers shall be amended without the approval of the Department.
[F3(7) “Medium-sized goods vehicle” specified in the Table includes a tractor and trailer combination.]
Disqualification to prevent duplication of licencesN.I.
18. A person is disqualified for obtaining a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of any class so long as he is the holder of another licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class, whether the licence is suspended or not.
[F4(2) A person is also disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of any class so long as he is authorised by virtue of Article 19E(1) to drive a motor vehicle of that or a corresponding class.]
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