# The Motor Vehicles (Exchangeable Licences) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022, Article 3: Designation of countries and territories

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), (4A) and (5), the countries and territories specified in Table 1 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 AM, A, B, B+E, F, K, or Q, and sub-categories A1 or A2; and
(b) have been granted by the licensing authority of a country or territory specified in Table 1—
(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) any other country or territory specified in Table 1;
(cc) a country or territory specified in Table 2, Table 3 or Table 4; or
(dd) 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) 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 2, 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 A or sub-category A2, notwithstanding that the licence authorises the driving in the country or territory specified in Table 1 of a class of vehicle corresponding to that licensing category.
(4) 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 3, 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 or A or sub-category A1 or A2, notwithstanding that the licence authorises the driving in the country or territory specified in Table 1 or Table 2 of a class of vehicle corresponding to that licensing category.
(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.
(5) Notwithstanding that a licence of a description specified in paragraph (2) authorises the driving of vehicles 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2022/239/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-exchangeable-licences-order-northern-ireland-2022/article-3
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