# Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 48: Licence groups


(1) In this Part—
“Group 1 licence” means a licence in so far as it authorises its holder to drive classes of motor vehicle included in categories A, B, B + E, F, G, H, K, L and P;
“Group 2 licence” means, subject to paragraph (2), a licence in so far as it authorises its holder to drive classes of motor vehicle included in any other category or sub-category; and
“licence” includes, unless the context otherwise requires, a Great Britain 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 was granted upon the expiry of the licence which was in force at a time before 1st January 1997.
(3) A licence shall be a Group 1 licence in so far as it authorises, by virtue of any provision of regulation 5, 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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/542/regulation/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-48
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