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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
Made
13th April 2000
Coming into operation
1st June 2000
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 13(1), 19C(1) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and in accordance with Article 19C(3) of that Order with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel(2) hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2000.
2. For Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(3) there shall be substituted—
Regulation 10
(1) | (2) |
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Description of licence and circumstances of application | Fee payable |
1. A first licence. | £20 |
2. A provisional licence granted following the revocation of a licence under Article 5(1) of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(4). | £20 |
3. A full licence granted in exchange for a full Great Britain licence which was granted under section 88 of the Road Traffic Act 1972(5) or section 97 of the Road Traffic Act 1988(6). | £20 |
4. A full licence granted in exchange for a full Community licence or an exchangeable licence. | £20 |
5. A full Group 1 licence where the applicant has previously been granted a provisional licence. | £14 |
6. A renewal licence to remain in force for a period of 10 years under Article 15(1)(a) of the Order. | £20 |
7. A renewal licence to remain in force for a period mentioned in Article 15(1)(b) of the Order, i.e. for a period ending on the applicant’s seventieth birthday or for 3 years, whichever is the longer. | £20 |
8. A renewal licence to remain in force for a period mentioned in Article 15(1)(c) of the Order, i.e. granted to an applicant suffering from a relevant or prospective disability. | Nil |
9. A renewal licence where the applicant is aged 70 years or over. | Nil |
10. A licence granted under Article 15(8) of the Order (issue of a new licence in certain circumstances on surrender of a licence (unless no fee is payable)). | £20 |
11. A provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category C. | £34 |
12. A provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category D. | £34 |
13. A full Group 2 licence. | £34 |
14. A full Group 2 licence granted following the addition of category E entitlement. | £20 |
15. A first full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category C where the applicant has previously been granted a provisional licence for that category. | £14 |
16. A first full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category D where the applicant has previously been granted a provisional licence for that category. | £14 |
17. A licence granted by way of replacement of a lost or defaced licence. | £20 |
18. A full licence granted upon the expiry of a period of disqualification ordered by a court under Article 35 or Article 40 of the Offenders Order. | £20 |
19. A licence issued under regulation 9A(7) (licences to drive vehicles in another category) or Article 50(3) of the Offenders Order (licence issued free from endorsement on surrender of a current licence). | £20 |
20. Except if it is a first licence, a provisional licence granted first upon the expiry of a period of disqualification ordered by a court under Article 41 of the Offenders Order whether or not the court also made an order under Article 35 or 40 of that Order. | £20 |
In this Schedule—
“first licence” means a licence (other than a licence falling in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the table) granted to a person who has not previously held a licence granted under Article 13 of the Order;
“renewal licence” means a licence granted upon expiry of a previous licence; and
“Group 1 licence” and “Group 2 licence” have the meanings respectively given in regulation 48.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 12th April 2000.
L.S.
J. Ritchie
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment
The Department of Finance and Personnel approves these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 13th April 2000.
L.S.
D. Stirling
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 by increasing fees in respect of driving licences. The fees for licences for which fees are charged are increased by an average of 57%. Licences that are issued free of charge remain unchanged.
S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department” and “prescribed”; Articles 13 and 19C were substituted by S.I. 1991/197 (N.I. 3), Schedule 1; Article 13(1) was amended by S.R. 1996 No. 426, Schedule 1, paragraph 5; Article 19C was amended by S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I. 10), Schedule 3, paragraph 8 and S.R. 1996 No. 426, Schedule 1, paragraph 11
Formerly the Department of Finance; see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6), Article 3
S.R. 1996 No. 542; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1997 No. 383, regulation 4 and S.R. 1999 No. 77, regulation 2(3)
S.I. 1998/1074 (N.I. 7)
Regulation 9A was inserted by S.R. 1997 No. 383, regulation 4
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