# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999, Regulation 70: Licence groups

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In this Part of these Regulations—
“Group 1 licence" means a licence in so far as it authorises its holder to drive classes of motor vehicle included in—
(a) categories AM, A, B, B+E, F, G, H, K and L,
(b)the former category N,
“Group 2 licence" means, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a licence in so far as it authorises its holder to drive classes of motor vehicle included in any other category, and
“licence" includes, unless the context otherwise requires, a Northern Ireland licence and a Community licence.
(2) In so far as a licence authorises its holder to drive vehicles of a class included in sub-categories C1, C1+E (8.25 tonnes), D1 (not for hire or reward) and D1+E (not for hire or reward) it is a Group 1 licence while it remains in force if—
(a) it was in force at a time before 1st January 1997, or
(b) it is granted upon the expiry of a licence which was in force at a time before 1st January 1997 and comes into force not later than 31st December 1997.
(3) Subject to paragraph (6)(d) of regulation 7, a licence shall be a Group 1 licence in so far as it authorises, by virtue of paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) of that regulation, the driving of a class of motor vehicles which is not included in a category or sub-category specified in relation to a Group 1 licence in paragraph (1) or (2) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-regulations-1999/regulation-70
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