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The Mutual Recognition of Driving Disqualifications (Great Britain and Ireland) Regulations 2008
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- 2008 No. 3010
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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These Regulations are made under Part 3 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (“the Act”), which provides for mutual recognition of driving disqualifications between Member States of the European Union. Part 3 will be commenced in relation to Ireland on a date to be appointed, which will be advertised in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes. The commencement date will also be notified on the Department for Transport website.
Regulation 2 prescribes the period of disqualification treated as being served in Ireland.
Regulation 3 prescribes a corresponding condition, for the purposes of section 57(4) (b) of the Act.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Road Safety Policy Unit of the Department for Transport, 1st floor, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. The impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.
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