{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/driving-licences-exchangeable-licences-order-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/driving-licences-exchangeable-licences-order-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/277",
  "legislation_title": "The Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/driving-licences-exchangeable-licences-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Road Traffic\nMade 1st March 2016\nComing into force 23rd March 2016\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 108(2)(b), (2A) and (2B) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 .\nThe Secretary of State is satisfied that satisfactory provision is made by the laws of Switzerland for the granting of licences authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a description specified in this Order.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 108(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1988 c.52, section 108(2), (2A) and (2B) was substituted by S.I. 1998/1917."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/277/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:26:26.394225+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}