C1C2Part III Licensing of drivers of vehicles

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F1Disqualification if disqualified in Northern Ireland etc.

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S. 102A and cross-heading inserted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 76, 94; S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(2)(a)

102ADisqualification while disqualified in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar

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 Great Britain.

2

For the purposes of this section a person is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Great Britain if, in respect of any offence—

a

a court in Northern Ireland disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a Northern Ireland 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 Secretary of State which states, in respect of a person, any matter relating to the question whether he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Great Britain shall be evidence (in Scotland, sufficient 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.