The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

4.—(1) Regulation 7 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a)—

(i) after the words “passed a test” there shall be inserted “on or after 1st January 1997”, and

(ii) at the end the word “and” shall be omitted;

(b) at the end, there shall be inserted

“and

(c) the case of a person who has before 1st January 1997 passed a test for a licence authorising the driving of a large motor bicycle”.

(3) In paragraph (6), for the words “small passenger-carrying vehicle” there shall be substituted “vehicle of a class included in sub-category D1”.

(4) After paragraph (10A) there shall be inserted—

“(10B) In item 7, the age of 17 is substituted for the age of 21 in the case of a road roller which—

(a) is propelled otherwise than by steam,

(b) has no wheel fitted with pneumatic, soft or elastic tyres,

(c) has an unladen weight not exceeding 11.69 tonnes, and

(d) is not constructed or adapted for the conveyance of a load other than the following things, namely water, fuel or accumulators used for the purpose of the supply of power to or propulsion of the vehicle, loose tools and objects specially designed to be attached to the vehicle for the purpose of temporarily increasing its weight.”.