PART IIGENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING OF DRIVERS OF VEHICLES

F1Disqualification if disqualified in Great Britain, etc.

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Disqualification while disqualified in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar18A

1

A person is disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle of any class so long as he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Northern Ireland.

2

For the purposes of this Article a person is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Northern Ireland if, in respect of any offence—

a

a court in Great Britain disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a Great Britain licence,

b

a court in the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a British external licence, or

c

a court in Gibraltar disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under the law of Gibraltar.

3

A certificate signed by the Department which states, in respect of a person, any matter relating to the question whether he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Northern Ireland shall be evidence of the matter so stated.

4

A certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.