2.—(1) Section 97 (grant of licences) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (d)(1) the words from “in accordance” to “applies for” become sub-paragraph (i);
(b)omit “and” after that sub-paragraph and insert—
“or
(ii)subject to a current disqualification under the law of an EEA State (other than the United Kingdom) which relates to vehicles of the class, or of a class corresponding to the class, to which the application relates and was imposed while the person was the holder of a licence granted under the law of that State; and”;
(c)the words from “is not prevented” to the end become paragraph (e); and
(d)in that paragraph (e), for “it” substitute “the licence”.
(3) Subsections (3)(d), (5) and (6) are omitted.
Section 97(1)(d) was amended by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c.22) (“the 1989 Act”), Schedule 3, paragraph 9; the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 (c.13), Schedule 2, paragraph 2 and the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c.32), Schedule 5, paragraphs 17 and 21.