The Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation as follows—

(a) as to—

(i) paragraphs 2(5), 2(6), 2(8), 3(2) and 11 of Schedule 1, and

(ii) so much of regulations 3 and 4 and the remainder of Schedules 1 and 2 as is necessary to confer on the Department extended or modified powers to make such orders or regulations as are necessary for the purpose of complying with Council Directive 91/439/EEC(1) and for ancillary purposes,

on 18th October 1996;

(b) except as provided in sub-paragraph (a) on 1st January 1997.

Interpretation

2.  The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendments to the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

3.  The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(3) shall have effect with the amendments set out in Schedule 1.

Amendments to other enactments

4.  The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 shall have effect with the amendments set out in that Schedule (being minor amendments consequential upon those set out in Schedule 1).

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 13th September 1996.

L.S.

Trevor Pearson

Assistant Secretary