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80.—(1) A person who becomes resident in Great Britain who is—

(a)the holder of a relevant permit, and

(b)not disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence in Great Britain

shall, during the period of one year after he becomes so resident, be treated for the purposes of section 87 of the Traffic Act as the holder of a licence authorising him to drive all classes of small vehicle, motor bicycle or moped which he is authorised to drive by that permit.

(2) A person who becomes resident in Great Britain who is—

(a)the holder of a British external licence granted in the [F1Isle of Man, Jersey or Guernsey] authorising the driving of [F2large and medium-sized goods vehicles] of any class, and

(b)not disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence in Great Britain

shall, during the period of one year after he becomes so resident, be treated for the purposes of section 87 of the Traffic Act as the holder of a licence authorising him to drive [F2large and medium-sized goods vehicles] of all classes which he is authorised to drive by that licence.

(3) A person who becomes resident in Great Britain who is—

(a)the holder of a British external licence granted in the [F3Isle of Man, Jersey or Guernsey] authorising the driving of passenger-carrying vehicles of any class, and

(b)not disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence in Great Britain

shall, during the period of one year after he becomes so resident, be treated for the purposes of section 87 of the Traffic Act as the holder of a licence authorising him to drive passenger-carrying vehicles of all classes which he is authorised to drive by that licence.

(4) The enactments mentioned in paragraph (5) shall apply in relation to—

(a)holders of relevant permits and holders of British external licences of the classes mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3), or

(b)(as the case may be) those licences and permits,

with the modifications contained in paragraph (5).

(5) The modifications referred to in paragraph (4) are that—

(a)section 7 of the Offenders Act F4 shall apply as if—

(i)the references to a licence were references to a relevant permit or a British external licence, and

(ii)the words after paragraph (c) thereof were omitted;

(b)section 27(1) and (3) of the Offenders Act F5 shall apply as if—

(i)the references to a licence were references to a relevant permit or a British external licence,

F6(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iii)in subsection (3) the words “, unless he satisfies the Court that he has applied for a new licence and has not received it" were omitted;

F7(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)section 47 of the Offenders Act shall apply as if for subsection (2) F8 there were substituted—

(2) Where a court orders the holder of a relevant permit or a British external licence to be disqualified it must send the permit or the licence, on its being produced to the court, to the Secretary of State who shall keep it until the disqualification has expired or been removed or the person entitled to it leaves Great Britain and in any case has made a demand in writing for its return to him.

“Relevant permit" has the meaning given by regulation 80 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.;

(e)section 164(1), (6) and (8) of the Traffic Act F9 shall apply as if the references therein to a licence were references to a relevant permit or a British external licence F10...; and

(f)section 173 of the Traffic Act F11 shall apply as if after paragraph (aa) there were added—

(ab)a relevant permit (within the meaning of regulation 80 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999,

(ac)a British external licence,.

(6) In this regulation “relevant permit" means—

(i)a “domestic driving permit",

(ii)a “Convention driving permit", or

(iii)a “British Forces (BFG) driving licence",

within the meaning of article 2(7)—of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order 1975 F12 which is—

(a)for the time being valid for the purposes for which it was issued, and

(b)is not a domestic driving permit or a British Forces (BFG) driving licence in respect of which any order made, or having effect as if made, by the Secretary of State is for the time being in force under article 2(6) of that Order.

Textual Amendments

F4The relevant amendment is by the 1991 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 83.

F5The relevant amendments are by the 1990 Regulations and the 1991 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 91.

F8Section 47(2) was amended by the 1990 Regulations and the 1991 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 100.

F9The relevant amendments are by the 1990 Regulations and the 1991 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 68, and Schedule 8.

F11The relevant amendment is by the 1996 Regulations.

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