Article 2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Exchangeable Licences) OrderI1
Northern Ireland
The Motor Vehicles (Exchangeable Licences) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022f1 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2) to (8).
In Article 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3” substitute—
““Table 1, Table 2, Table 3 and Table 4” mean the Tables in Schedule 1 bearing those numbers;”.
In Article 3 (designation of countries and territories)—
in paragraph (1) for “paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)” substitute “paragraphs (3), (4), (4A) and (5)”;
in paragraph (2)(b)(ii)(cc) for “Table 2 or Table 3” substitute “Table 2, Table 3 or Table 4”;
after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A)A licence of a description specified in paragraph (2)(b)(ii), being a licence granted by way of exchange for a licence granted to a person who has passed a driving test in a country or territory specified in Table 4 shall not be exchangeable in so far as it authorises the driving of a class of vehicle corresponding to a class of vehicle included in licensing category AM, B+E, F, K or Q or sub-category A1 or A2, notwithstanding that the licence authorises the driving in the country or territory specified in Table 1, table 2 or Table 3 of a class of vehicle corresponding to that licensing category.”.
In Article 5 in paragraph (2)(a)(ii)(cc) for “Table 1 or 2” substitute “Table 1, Table 2 or Table 4”.
After Article 5 insert—
“5A.(1)Subject to paragraph (3), the countries and territories specified in Table 4 are designated under Article 19D(2)(b) of the Order as respects licences of the descriptions specified in paragraph (2).
(2)The licences referred to in paragraph (1) are licences which—
(a)authorise the driving of a class of vehicle corresponding to a class of vehicle included in licensing category B, and which have been granted by the licensing authority of a country or territory specified in Table 4—
(i)to a person who has passed a driving test in that country or territory; or
(ii)by way of exchange for a licence granted in—
(aa)an EEA state or the United Kingdom;
(bb)a country or territory specified in Table 1, Table 2 or Table 3; or
(cc)a country or territory specified in Schedule 2,
to a person who has passed a driving test in any such State, country or territory.
(3)Notwithstanding that a licence of a description specified in paragraph (2) authorises the driving of a vehicle with manual transmission that licence shall be exchangeable only to the extent that it authorises the driving of vehicles with automatic transmission if it was granted to a person who has passed a driving test in a vehicle with automatic transmission.”.
In Article 6 in paragraph (2)(b)(ii)(bb) omit “Gibraltar” in each place that it appears.
In Schedule 1 (designation of countries and territories)—
in the title for “Articles 3, 4 and 5” substitute “Articles 3, 4, 5, 5A and 6”; and
after Table 3 insert —
“
Table 4
Country or territory The Republic of Moldova ”
In Schedule 2 (other countries and territories from where a licence may have been exchanged)—
in the title for “Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6” substitute “Articles 3, 4, 5, 5A and 6”; and
before “Guernsey” insert “Gibraltar”.