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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/669/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-2-regulations-1997/regulation-46
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