The Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 1985

Statutory Instruments

1985 No. 65

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 1985

Made

17th January 1985

Coming into Operation

2nd February 1985

The Secretary of State for Transport, being satisfied that satisfactory provision for the granting of licences to drive motor vehicles is made by the law of the countries and the territory specified in Article 2 of this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1972(1) and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 110(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 2nd February 1985.

Designation of countries and territory

2.  The following countries, namely Barbados, the Republic of Cyprus, Finland, Malta and Zimbabwe, and the territory of the British Virgin Islands, are hereby designated within paragraph (b) of the definition of “exchangeable licence” in subsection (1) of section 110 of the Road Traffic Act 1972.

Nicholas Ridley

Secretary of State for Transport

17th January 1985

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order designates the following countries, namely Barbados, the Republic of Cyprus, Finland, Malta and Zimbabwe, and the territory of the British Virgin Islands, within paragraph (b) of the definition of “exchangeable licence” in section 110(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1972.The effect of the Order is that licences issued by the competent authorities of those countries and that territory will be exchangeable for an equivalent licence without a driving test under Part III of that Act if the holders satisfy the requirements of that part of that Act for the grant of a licence in exchange.

(1)

sections 84, 85, 110, 88, 115 and 124 were amended by S.I. 1982/1555 and by the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Act 1983 (c. 43).