# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 4


In regulation 5 (classes for which licences may be granted) after paragraph (3) add—
“(4) A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class shown in column (2) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 opposite a former category or former sub-category (as the case may be) shown in column (1) of that part of that Schedule may not be granted to a person unless, before 19th January 2013, that person held a licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of that class or passed a test for a licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of that class.
(5) A licence authorising the driving of category Q vehicles may not be granted to a person unless that person is entitled—
(a) in accordance with paragraph (1), to be granted a full licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in category AM, A or B; or
(b) in accordance with paragraph (4), to be granted a full licence authorising the driving of category P vehicles.
(6) A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in category B96, which are specified in Part 6 of Schedule 2, may be granted to a person who is entitled thereto by virtue of holding, or having held, a Community licence authorising the driving of that class.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/977/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-2012/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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