# Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, Regulation 2: Meaning of “qualified driver”

Extent: N.I.

For regulation 11 of the principal Regulations (provisional licences: interpretation) there shall be substituted—
“Meaning of “qualified driver”
11 (1) Subject to paragraph (3), a person is a qualified driver for the purposes of regulation 12 if he—
(a) is 21 years of age or over;
(b) holds a relevant licence;
(c) has the relevant driving experience; and
(d) in the case of a disabled driver, he is supervising a provisional licence holder who is driving a vehicle of a class included in category B and would in an emergency be able to take control of the steering and braking functions of the vehicle in which he is a passenger.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) “disabled driver” means a person who holds a relevant licence which is limited by virtue of a notice served under Article 9(5)(b) of the Order to vehicles of a particular class;
(b) “full licence” includes a full Great Britain licence and a Community licence;
(c) “relevant licence” means—
(i) in the case of a disabled driver, a full licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicles in category B other than vehicles in sub-category B1 or B1 (invalid carriages), and
(ii) in any other case, a full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of the same class as the vehicle being driven by the provisional licence holder; and
(d) a person has relevant driving experience if—
(i) in the case of a person supervising a provisional licence holder who is driving a vehicle in category C, D, C + E or D + E, he held the relevant licence on 1st November 1998 and has held it continuously since that date and he has also held a full licence authorising the driving of vehicles in category B for a continuous period of not less than 3 years or for periods amounting in aggregate to not less than 3 years, and
(ii) in any other case, he has held the relevant licence for a continuous period of not less than 3 years or for periods amounting in aggregate to not less than 3 years.
(3) In the case of a person who is a member of the armed forces of the Crown acting in the course of his duties for naval, military or air force purposes sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/358/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-2
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