Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Preliminary

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. Part II Licences

   1. Categories of entitlement

      1. 3. Classification of vehicles

      2. 4. Classes for which licences may be granted

      3. 5. Competence to drive classes of vehicles

   2. Minimum ages for holding or obtaining licences

      1. 6. Minimum ages for holding or obtaining licences

   3. Applications for licences

      1. 7. Applications for the grant of licences: general

      2. 8. Eligibility to apply for provisional licence

      3. 9. Restrictions on the grant of large goods and passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence

      4. 10. Fees for licences

   4. Provisional licences

      1. 11. Provisional licences: interpretation

      2. 12. Conditions attached to provisional licences

      3. 13. Conditions attached to provisional licences: holders of driving permits other than licences granted under Part II of the Order

      4. 14. Full licences not carrying provisional entitlement

   5. Miscellaneous

      1. 15. Signature of licences

      2. 16. Lost or defaced licences

4. Part III Tests of Competence to Drive

   1. Preliminary

      1. 17. Interpretation of Part III

   2. Appointment of persons to conduct tests

      1. 18. Persons by whom practical and unitary tests may be conducted

      2. 19. Persons by whom theory tests may be conducted

      3. 20. Revocation of authority to conduct tests

   3. Application for tests

      1. 21. Applications for practical and unitary tests

      2. 22. Fees in respect of tests

      3. 23. Applications for theory tests

      4. 24. Fees for theory tests

      5. 25. Cancellation of tests

   4. Requirements at tests

      1. 26. Vehicles suitable for test

      2. 27. Further requirements at tests

      3. 28. Examiner’s right to refuse to conduct test

   5. Nature and conduct at tests

      1. 29. Nature of tests

      2. 30. Order of test

      3. 31. Exemption from theory test

   6. Entitlements upon passing test

      1. 32. Entitlement upon passing a test other than a test following disqualification until tested under Article 152 or 196

      2. 33. Entitlement upon passing a test other than a test following disqualification until tested under Article 152 or 196: category A

      3. 34. Upgrading of entitlements by virtue of passing second test

      4. 35. Entitlement upon passing a test following disqualification until tested under Article 152 or 196

   7. Test results

      1. 36. Evidence of result of theory tests

      2. 37. Evidence of result of practical and unitary tests

5. Part IV Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles

   1. General

      1. 38. Part II of the Order: Prescribed classes of large goods and passenger-carrying vehicle

      2. 39. Articles 70 to 79 of the Order: Prescribed classes of large goods and passenger-carrying vehicle

      3. 40. Exempted goods vehicles and military vehicles

      4. 41. Correspondences

      5. 42. Dual purpose vehicles

   2. Persons under the age of 21

      1. 43. Large goods vehicles drivers' licences issued to persons under the age of 21: trainee drivers

   3. Driver’s conduct

      1. 44. Obligatory revocation of large goods vehicle driver’s licences and disqualification on revocation

      2. 45. Applicants for and holders of a licence who are disqualified by order of a court

      3. 46. Notice of application for removal of disqualification

      4. 47. Removal of disqualification

6. Part V Disabilities

   1. 48. Licence groups

   2. 49. Disabilities prescribed in respect of Group 1 and 2 licences

   3. 50. Disabilities prescribed in respect of Group 1 licences

   4. 51. Disabilities prescribed in respect of Group 2 licences

   5. 52. Disabilities requiring medical investigation: High Risk Offenders

7. Part VI Supplementary

   1. 53. Effect of change in classification of vehicles for licensing purposes

   2. 54. Mobile cranes as exempted goods vehicles

   3. 55. Persons who become resident in Northern Ireland

   4. 56. Revocation

8. Signature

9. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Categories and sub-categories of vehicle for licensing purposes

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Licence fees

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Diagram of distinguishing mark to be displayed on a motor vehicle being driven under a provisional licence

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Fees for tests

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Evidence of identity of theory test candidates

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Specified matters for theory test

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      Specified requirements for practical or unitary test

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      Upgraded entitlements on passing second test etc.

   9. SCHEDULE 9

      Forms of certificate and statement of theory test result

   10. SCHEDULE 10

       Forms of certificate and statement of practical and unitary test result

   11. SCHEDULE 11

       Notice of intention to apply for removal of disqualification

   12. SCHEDULE 12

       Revocation

10. Explanatory Note