1996 No. 588
Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996
Made
To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974
Coming into operation
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 25th January 1997.
Interpretation2
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19543 shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order (Northern Ireland) 19903
1
The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order (Northern Ireland) 19904 shall be amended as follows:
2
In Article 3 (visitors' driving permits)—
a
in paragraphs (2)(i), (3)(a) and (4)(a) after the words “an EEA State,” there shall be inserted “the Isle of Man or Jersey,”;
b
in paragraph (7)—
i
in the definition of “Convention driving permit” after the word “issued” in each place where it occurs, and in the definition of “domestic driving permit” after the words “issued under the law of that country”, there shall be inserted “to a person who has given proof of his competence to drive”; and
ii
in the definition of “domestic driving permit” after the words “a driving permit issued”, there shall be inserted “to such a person”.
3
In Article 4(1) (visiting forces' driving permits) the words “other than a large goods vehicle or a passenger-carrying vehicle” shall be omitted.
4
In Article 7(3) in sub-paragraph (i) of the definition of “Convention driving permit” after the words “in Schedule 1 issued”, and in sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of that definition, after the words “the Schedule issued”, there shall be inserted “to a person who has given proof of his competence to drive.”.
(This note is not part of the Order.)