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Regulation 10

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(1)

Regulation 13(1) (Provisional licences: interpretation) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

for “Regulations 15 and 16” there shall be substituted “Regulation 15”,

(b)

in the definition of “qualified driver”, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—

“(b)

in any other case, a person who is a relevant licence holder and either—

(i)

is a member of the armed forces of the Crown acting in the course of his duties for naval, military or air force purposes, or

(ii)

is at least 21 years of age and has (unless paragraph (2) applies) been a relevant licence holder for an aggregate period of 3 years or more;”, and

(c)

after the definition of “qualified driver”, there shall be inserted—

  • ““relevant licence holder” means a person who holds—

    1. (a)

      a full licence (other than an LGV trainee driver’s licence),

    2. (b)

      a full Northern Ireland licence, or

    3. (c)

      a Community licence,

    authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of the same class as the vehicle being driven by the holder of the provisional licence.”.

(3)

In paragraph (2), for the words “he shall have held the licence” there shall be substituted “he shall have been a relevant licence holder”.