# The Driving Licences (Designation of Relevant External Law) Order 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
With effect from 1st January 1997, the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations amend section 89 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 so that a licence under Part III of that Act may not be granted to a person who has passed a driving test under the law applicable in the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands. Licences granted in any of those islands authorising the driving of classes of goods or passenger-carrying vehicle continue to be exchangeable for corresponding licences in Great Britain if the relevant law makes satisfactory provision for the grant of those licences.
This Order revokes earlier Orders, which applied to both driving tests and licences, and re-enacts the designation of the laws of the Isle of Man and Jersey as making satisfactory provision for granting all classes of goods and passenger-carrying vehicle licence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3206/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/driving-licences-designation-of-relevant-external-law-order-1996/note
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