The Road Traffic (Driving Disqualifications) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 No. 2903 (NI. 16)

Recognition in Northern Ireland of disqualifications in Great Britain, etc. N.I.

3.  After Article 18 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 1) there shall be inserted—

“Disqualification if disqualified in Great Britain, etc. N.I.

Disqualification while disqualified in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar

18A.— (1) A person is disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle of any class so long as he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Northern Ireland.

(2) For the purposes of this Article a person is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Northern Ireland if, in respect of any offence—

(a) a court in Great Britain disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a Great Britain licence,

(b) a court in the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a British external licence, or

(c) a court in Gibraltar disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under the law of Gibraltar.

(3) A certificate signed by the Department which states, in respect of a person, any matter relating to the question whether he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Northern Ireland shall be evidence of the matter so stated.

(4) A certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.”.