(1)In relation to a licence that—
(a)falls within subsection (2), and
(b)is granted in the period beginning with 1 August 2020 and ending with 24 March 2022,
Article 15(2)(a) of the 1981 Order (duration of driving licence in certain cases where applicant will not be over 65 when licence commences) has effect as if the reference to the period for which the licence is to remain in force were a reference to one year.
(2)A licence falls within this subsection if—
(a)it is a licence to drive a class of goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle,
(b)it is the first licence to drive that class of vehicle granted after 31 July 2020 to the applicant,
(c)it is granted without the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland requiring the applicant to submit a report signed by a qualified medical practitioner in support of the application, and
(d)the applicant’s age exceeds 45 years on the date on which the licence comes into force.
(3)But a licence does not fall within subsection (2) if in the 12 month period ending with the date the application is made for the licence—
(a)the applicant was granted a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part 2 of the 1981 Order, and
(b)a report signed by a qualified medical practitioner was submitted in support of the application for the licence mentioned in paragraph (a).
(4)In this section “the 1981 Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1)).