Road Traffic (Drivers' Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976

Saving in relation to certain motor cars for holders of driving licences and similar persons

2 (1) This paragraph applies to a person who immediately before 1st January 1976 fulfilled any of the following conditions, that is to say—

(a) he held a licence (whether full or provisional) authorising him to drive a motor car;

(b) he was entitled to obtain a licence (other than a provisional licence) authorising him to drive a motor car or, having previously held a provisional licence, was entitled to obtain a provisional licence authorising him to drive a motor car or would have been (in either case) so entitled but for a current disqualification imposed by order of a court;

(c) he would have been the holder of a valid licence authorising him to drive a motor car but for a current disqualification imposed by order of a court;

(d) he was treated by virtue of regulations under subsection (5) of section 84 of the principal Act as being the holder of a licence authorising him to drive a motor car for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) of that section or would have been so treated but for a current disqualification imposed by order of a court.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, a person to whom this paragraph applies shall not, by reason only of the provisions of section 96 of the principal Act as substituted by section 1 of this Act, be disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence authorising him to drive motor vehicles falling within the class described in paragraph 5 or 6 of the Table set out in subsection (1) of the said section 96.

(3) A person shall not be treated, by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) above, as entitled to the grant of a licence authorising him to drive a goods vehicle the permissible maximum weight of which exceeds 10 tonnes or a motor vehicle constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects which is adapted to carry more than 15 passengers inclusive of the driver.

(4) This paragraph shall be construed as if it were contained in Part III of the principal Act but in sub-paragraph (1) " licence " includes a licence to drive motor vehicles granted under Part I of the [1970 c. 2 (N.I.).] Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland) 1970.