# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

S.R. 2026/118 · made 18 June 2026 · revised to 1 August 2026

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 to allow holders of Group 2 licences (bus and lorry drivers) who have diabetes to use any appropriate glucose monitoring system to monitor their glucose levels instead of blood glucose testing.

Made under: Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Article 9, Article 218)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/pdf/nisr_20260118_en.pdf; NI Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/pdf/nisrem_20260118_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Road Traffic And Vehicles
Made 18th June 2026
Coming into operation 1st August 2026
The Department for Infrastructure, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 9(2) and (4)(b), and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, and now vested in it.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2026.

## 2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations

In regulation 51 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (disabilities prescribed in respect of Group 2 licences)—
(a) in paragraph (6B)(a), for “blood glucose monitoring” substitute “appropriate monitoring to assess glucose levels and any risk of hypoglycaemia”; and
(b) in paragraph (6C)(b), for the words from “a device” to “blood” substitute “an appropriate device that measures and records”

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 18th June 2026
L.S.
Chris Hughes
A senior officer of the
Department for Infrastructure

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 to allow holders of Group 2 licences (bus and lorry drivers) who have diabetes to use any appropriate glucose monitoring system to monitor their glucose levels instead of blood glucose testing.
An Explanatory Memorandum has been produced and is available from Driving, Vehicle and Road Safety Policy Division, Department for Infrastructure, James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, Belfast BT7 2JA or online alongside this Statutory Rule at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/118 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026
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