(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Instruction) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 in order to require instructors of category B+E vehicles to be registered as Approved Driving Instructors within a specified time period. The Regulations introduce a facility for disabled drivers to take the driving instruction tests in a car with automatic transmission and stipulate that if an Approved Driving Instructor passes their test in a vehicle with a automatic transmission, they can only give instruction in a vehicle with automatic transmission. The Regulations also specify the documents that are to be regarded as guidance issued by the Registrar in accordance with Article 52(4) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 and reduce the fee payable for submission to theory test from £72 to £66 from 28th February 2015 and to £64 from 1st October 2015.
An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment have been produced and are available from Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.