Article 2 Interpretation

England, Wales and Scotland

In this Order—

(a)

“driving test” means a test corresponding to the practical test of driving skills and behaviour prescribed under section 89 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 as part of the test of competence to drive;

(b)

“vehicle with automatic transmission” means a vehicle in which either—

(i)

the driver is not provided with any means whereby he may vary the gear ratio between the engine and the road wheels independently of the accelerator and the brakes, or

(ii)

he is provided with such means but they do not include a clutch pedal or lever which he may operate manually,

(and accordingly, a vehicle with manual transmission is any other class of vehicle); F1...

(c)

a reference to a licensing category is a reference to the category identified by the same letter or combination of letters in Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 M1;F2and

F3(d)

the reference in paragraph (c) to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 is, after 18th January 2013, a reference to those Regulations as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in art. 2(b) omitted (11.1.2013) by virtue of The Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/22), arts. 1(2), 4(4)(a)(i)
F2: Word in art. 2(c) added (11.1.2013) by The Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/22), arts. 1(2), 4(4)(a)(ii)
F3: Art. 2(d) added (11.1.2013) by The Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/22), arts. 1(2), 4(4)(a)(iii)

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 1999/2864, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.