Regulation 46

After regulation 71 there shall be inserted—

“Saving in respect of entitlement to Category N

71A

(1)

Where on 31st December 1996 a person was, by virtue of regulations then in force, the holder of, or entitled to apply for the grant of, a licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in—

(a)

the former category N (vehicles used for very short distances on public roads) alone, or

(b)

category F or A and the former category N,

the licensing authority may, notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, grant to such a person a licence authorising the driving of vehicles in the former category N (with or without vehicles in either or both of the other categories as the case may be).

(2)

Any licence granted in pursuance of paragraph (1) shall be a Group 1 licence within the meaning of regulation 65.”.