# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999, Regulation 20: Signatures on licences


In order that a licence may show the usual form of signature of its holder—
(a) where the Secretary of State so requires, a person applying for a licence shall provide the Secretary of State with a specimen of his signature which can be electronically recorded and reproduced on the licence;
(b) where no such requirement is made, a person to whom a licence is granted shall forthwith sign it in ink in the space provided.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-regulations-1999/regulation-20
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