The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999

Amendment of Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996

4.  After regulation 13 there shall be inserted–

“Meaning of “qualified driver”

13A.— (1) Subject to paragraph (3), a person is a qualified driver for the purposes of regulation 15 if he–

(a) is 21 years of age or over,

(b) holds a relevant licence,

(c) has the relevant driving experience, and

(d) in the case of a disabled driver, he is supervising a provisional licence holder who is driving a vehicle of a class included in category B and would in an emergency be able to take control of the steering and braking functions of the vehicle in which he is a passenger.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation–

(a) “disabled driver” means a person who holds a relevant licence which is limited by virtue of a notice served under section 92(5)(b) of the Traffic Act(1) to vehicles of a particular class;

(b) “full licence” includes a full Northern Ireland licence and a Community licence;

(c) “relevant licence” means–

(i) in the case of a disabled driver, a full licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicles in category B other than vehicles in sub-category B1 or B1 (invalid carriages), and

(ii) in any other case, a full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of the same class as the vehicle being driven by the provisional licence holder; and

(d) a person has relevant driving experience if–

(i) in the case of a person supervising a provisional licence holder who is driving a vehicle in category C, D, C+E or D+E, he held the relevant licence on 6th April 1998 and has held it continuously since that date and he has also held a full licence authorising the driving of vehicles in category B for a continuous period of not less than 3 years or for periods amounting in aggregate to not less than 3 years, and

(ii) in any other case, he has held the relevant licence for a continuous period of not less than 3 years or for periods amounting in aggregate to not less than 3 years.

(3) In the case of a person who is a member of the armed forces of the Crown acting in the course of his duties for naval, military or air force purposes sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.”.

(1)

I.e. the Road Traffic Act 1988.