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The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2005
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Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
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3.—(1) Regulation 17 (meaning of “qualified driver”) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)(d), for “category B” there shall be substituted “categories B, C, D, C+E, or D+E”.
(3) For paragraph (3)(c)(i) there shall be substituted—
“(i)in the case of a disabled driver, a full licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicles in the same category as the provisional licence holder whose driving the disabled driver is supervising provided that, in the case of a licence authorising the driving of vehicles in category B, that licence authorises the driving of vehicles other than vehicles in sub-category B1 or B1 (invalid carriages), and”.
(4) For paragraph (3)(d)(i) there shall be substituted—
“(i)he holds a full licence for the minimum period of time specified in column 2 of the table at the end of this regulation opposite the category in column 1 of that table which includes the vehicle that is being driven by the provisional licence holder whom that person is supervising, or”.
(5) For paragraph (3)(e) there shall be substituted—
“(e)for the purposes of sub-paragraph (d)(i), a person may meet the requirement for holding a full licence for a minimum period of time either by holding that licence continuously for that period or for periods amounting in aggregate to not less than that period; and
(f)for the purposes of sub-paragraph (d)(ii), a person shall be regarded as holding a relevant licence during any period in which he holds both a provisional licence and a valid test pass certificate entitling him to a full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of the same class as the vehicle being driven by the provisional licence holder.
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Column (1) Category which includes the vehicle being driven by the provisional licence holder | Column( 2) Minimum period for holding a full licence |
|---|---|
| C | 3 years for C; or 1 year for C and 2 years for D |
| C1 | 3 years for C1; or 1 year for C1 and 2 years for D1 |
| C+E | 3 years for C+E; or 1 year for C+E and 2 years for D+E |
| C1+E | 3 years for C1+E; or 1 year for C1+E and 2 years for D1+E |
| D | 3 years for D; or 1 year for D and 2 years for C |
| D1 | 3 years for D1; or 1 year for D1 and 2 years for C1 |
| D+E | 3 years for D+E; or 1 year for D+E and 2 years for C+E |
| D1+E | 3 years for D1+E; or 1 year for D1+E and 2 years for C1+E” |
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