{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/418",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Amendment to regulation 29 (nature of tests other than extended tests)",
  "text": "(1) Regulation 29 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).\n(2) In paragraph (1A) for “A, B, C, D or P” substitute “B, C or D”.\n(3) After paragraph (2) insert—\n“(2A) Subject to regulation 31 the test for a licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category A or P shall be conducted in three parts, namely—\n(a) a test of driving theory and hazard perception;\n(b) a special manoeuvres test; and\n(c) a practical test of driving skills and behaviour,\nand a person taking such a test must pass all three parts.”.\n(4) After paragraph (3) insert—\n“(3A) A person shall be treated as having passed the special manoeuvres test if he satisfies the person conducting it of his ability to comply with the specified requirements.”.\n(5) After paragraph 9 insert—\n“(10) The specified requirements for a special manoeuvres test for a licence authorising the driving of a motor vehicle of a class included in a category shown in column (1) of the table are the requirements specified in relation to that category in column (4).”.\n(6) For the table substitute—\n“\nTable\nColumn (1)\nCategory\nColumn (2)\nSpecified matters\nColumn (3)\nSpecified requirements\nColumn (4)\nSpecified requirements\nA\nMatters specified in Part 1 of Schedule 6\nRequirements specified in Part 1 of Schedule 7\nRequirements specified in Schedule 7A Part 1\nB\nMatters specified in Part 2 of Schedule 6\nRequirements specified in Part 2 of Schedule 7\n—\nB+E\n—\nRequirements specified in Part 2 of Schedule 7\n—\nC\nMatters specified in Part 3 of Schedule 6\nRequirements specified in Part 3 of Schedule 7\n—\nD\nMatters specified in Part 4 of Schedule 6\nRequirements specified in Part 4 of Schedule 7\n—\nC+E\n—\nRequirements specified in Part 3 of Schedule 7\n—\nD+E\n—\nRequirements specified in Part 4 of Schedule 7\n—\nF\n—\nRequirements specified in Parts 5 and 6 of Schedule 7\n—\nG\n—\nRequirements specified in Parts 5 and 6 of Schedule 7\n—\nH\n—\nRequirements specified in Parts 5 and 7 of Schedule 7\n—\nK\n—\nRequirements specified in Part 5 of Schedule 7\n—\nP\nMatters specified in Part 1 of Schedule 6\nRequirements specified in Part 1 of Schedule 7\nRequirements specified in Schedule 7A Part 2\n”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/418/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:34:27.466640+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}