# Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Note: Explanatory note


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/64/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/note
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