# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997, Regulation 27


(1) Regulation 42 (Upgrading of entitlements) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), for the words “tests prescribed in respect of” there shall be substituted “tests for a licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in”.
(3) For paragraph (3) there shall be substituted—
“(3) A person who has passed a test for a licence authorising the driving of—
(a) motor vehicles included in a category or sub-category specified in column (A) of Table B in Schedule 9 which have automatic transmission, and
(b) motor vehicles included in a category or sub-category specified at the head of one of the columns in that table numbered (1) to (8) which have manual transmission,
is, subject to paragraph (7), deemed competent to drive in addition to the classes of vehicle in respect of which the tests were passed all vehicles included in the category or sub-category shown in the relevant numbered column of Table B in relation to the relevant test pass mentioned in column (A).”.
(4) In paragraph (8), “B” shall be omitted.
(5) For paragraph (9) there shall be substituted—
“(9) Where a person, who is the holder of a licence which authorises the driving of motor vehicles included in categories B and B+E and sub-categories C1, C1+E (8.25 tonnes), D1 (not for hire or reward) and D1+E (not for hire or reward) which have automatic transmission, passes a test prescribed in respect of category B, B+E, C or D which authorises the driving of vehicles with manual transmission, he is deemed competent to drive vehicles in category B+E and in sub-categories C1, C1+E (8.25 tonnes), D1 (not for hire or reward) and D1+E (not for hire or reward)) which have manual transmission.
(9A) Where a person has passed tests for a licence authorising the driving of—
(a) motor vehicles included in category B (other than sub-category B1) having automatic transmission, and
(b) motor vehicles included in category B+E, C or D having manual transmission,
he is deemed competent to drive vehicles in category B which have manual transmission.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/669/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-2-regulations-1997/regulation-27
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