Article 3 F1

United Kingdom

(1)

It shall be lawful—

(a)

for a member of a visiting force of a country to which Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 for the time being applies who holds a driving permit issued under the law of any part of the sending country or issued by the Service authorities of the visiting force, or

(b)

for a member of a civilian component of such a visiting force who holds Such a driving permit, or

(c)

for a dependant of any Such member of a visiting force or of a civilian component thereof who holds such a driving permit,

to drive, or for any person to cause or permit any such person to drive, in Great Britain a motor vehicle of any class F2... which he is authorised by that permit to drive, notwithstanding that he is not the holder of a driving licence under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

(2)

This Article shall not authorise a person to drive a motor vehicle of any class if, in consequence of a conviction or of the order of a court, he is disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

(3)

Nothing in this Article shall authorise any person to drive, or any person to cause or permit any other person to drive, a vehicle of any class at a time when he is disqualified by virtue of section 101 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (persons under age), for holding or obtaining a driving licence authorising him to drive vehicles of that class.

(4)

The interpretative provisions of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 shall apply for the interpretation of this Article and “dependant”, in relation to a member of any such visiting force or a civilian component thereof, means any of the following persons namely—

(a)

the wife or husband of that member; and

(b)

any other person wholly or mainly maintained by him or in his custody, charge or care.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 3 substituted (14.6.1989) by The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/993), arts. 1, 4
F2: Words in art. 3(1) omitted (6.8.1996) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1929), arts. 1, 4(3)