The Road Safety Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015

This Order may be cited as the Road Safety Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 and comes in to force on 8th June 2015.

In this Order “the Act” means the Road Safety Act 2006.

in section 97 (grant of licences)—

in section 99A(5) (authorisation to drive in Great Britain) omit paragraph (a) and omit “(b)”;

in section 125 (the register of approved instructors)—

in section 142 (index to Part 5) omit the words “and counterpart in relation thereto”;

in section 165A (power to seize vehicles driven without licence or insurance)—

in section 173 (forgery of documents, etc.) omit subsection (4);

in section 193A(2)(b) (tramcars and trolley vehicles) omit “32,” and for the words “to 91B” substitute “, 91A”^f2.

in section 2(2)(b) (requirement of warning etc: supplementary) for “54(4)” substitute “54(5)”^f2;

in section 10(1)(b) (jurisdiction of district court in Scotland) for “77” substitute “77A” ^f3;

in section 46(3) (combination of disqualification and endorsement with probation orders and orders for discharge) omit “, 45”;

in section 75(9) (issue of conditional offer) omit the words “(8)(b) and”;

in section 76(5) (effect of offer and payment of penalty) for “77” substitute “77A”;

in section 79 (statements by constables)—

in section 91ZA (application to Northern Ireland licence holders) in subsection (1) omit paragraph (g);

in section 91A(1) (application to Community licence holders) for the words from “27” to “48(1) and (2)” substitute “and 27”.

in section 98(1) (general interpretation), in the definition of “the provisions connected with the licensing of drivers” omit “32,”;

in Schedule 1, in the table after paragraph 4, for the entry relating to section 99B(11) of the Road Traffic Act 1988^f4 substitute—

“

RTA section 99B(11)

Driving after failing to comply with a requirement under section 99B(7) or (10)

Section 6 of this Act.

”

in Schedule 2, Part I, in the table for the entry relating to section 99B(11) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 substitute—

“

RTA section 99B(11)

Driving after failing to comply with a requirement under section 99B(7) or (10)

Summarily

Level 3 on the standard scale

—

—

—

”

in subsection (6) omit the words “together with its counterpart”;

in subsection (7) omit the definition of “counterpart”.

in section 55(6)(a) (duty to give notice to foreign authorities of driving disqualification of a non-UK resident) for the words “section 91A(7)(b)(ii)” substitute “section 91A(7A)(b)”;

in section 68 (endorsement of licence: Great Britain)—

in section 74 (interpretation) in the definition of “counterpart” omit paragraph (a).

in Article 13 (grant of licences)—

in Article 19D(1) (interpretation)—

in Article 19E(2) (provisions as to Great Britain drivers’ licences)—

in Article 19G (revocation of authorisation conferred by Great Britain licence because of disability or prospective disability)—

in Article 79(3) (provisions as to Great Britain licences)—

in regulation 35 (disqualification from driving order) in—

in Schedule 4 (form of order of disqualification from holding or obtaining a driving licence) omit the words “and counterpart”.

in regulation 12(4)(a) (restrictions on the grant of large goods and passenger–carrying vehicle driver’s licences) for “58” substitute “58A”^f2;

in regulation 21 (lost or defaced licences)—

in regulation 38 (further requirements at tests)—

in regulation 55 (large goods vehicle drivers’ licences and LGV Community licences: obligatory revocation or withdrawal and disqualification)—

in regulation 57(2)(b) (removal of disqualification) omit the words “, or of its counterpart,” and for “45” substitute “45A”^f3;

in regulation 80 (persons who become resident in Great Britain)—

in paragraph (2)(a) omit the words “together with any relevant counterpart of that licence”;

in paragraph (4)(a) omit the words “together with any relevant counterpart of that licence”.

in paragraph (a) omit the words “and, where that licence has a counterpart, the counterpart of that licence; and”;

after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

produce to the person conducting the test their Northern Ireland counterpart, where that person has a Northern Ireland counterpart, if the test is taking place in Northern Ireland; and”.

in paragraph 4(b)—

in paragraph 12(a) omit the words “and “Great Britain counterpart””;

in paragraph 15—

omit paragraph 20.

in article 2 (interpretation) omit the definition of “counterpart”;

in article 4 (requirement to surrender licence)—