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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 31 of the principal Regulations by –

(a)

removing the exemption for category B licence holders from the requirement to pass a theory test if they apply for a licence for category A vehicles.

(b)

removing the exemption for full category P licence holders from the requirement to pass a theory test if they apply for a licence for category B vehicles.

(c)

removing the exemption for full category A licence holders from the requirement to pass a theory test if they apply for a licence for category B vehicles.

Regulation 3 removes the automatic entitlement for a holder of a category A licence to drive a category B1 vehicle and corrects a drafting error.

Regulations 4, 5 and 6 amend the principal Regulations by –

(a)

correcting an inaccuracy regarding the height of figures and letters on registration plates in relation to the eyesight test, and

(b)

providing for a shortened distance for the eyesight test where the registration plate has the new reduced character width.