Section 3 Northern Ireland licences to drive public service vehicles.F1

After section 23 of the M1Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 there shall be inserted the following section—

“ Northern Ireland drivers’ licences.

23A

(1)

A licensing authority may, notwithstanding any driving test condition imposed by regulations, grant a licence to an applicant to drive a public service vehicle of any type if the authority is satisfied that the applicant has, within the period of five years ending on the date of the coming into force of the licence, held a licence granted under the law of Northern Ireland to drive a public service vehicle of that type.

(2)

In this section—

• “driving test condition”, in relation to an applicant for a licence to drive a public service vehicle of any type, means a condition as to the provision of facilities for, or the passing of, a practical test of his ability to drive a public service vehicle of that type;

• “licensing authority” shall be construed in accordance with section 22(2) of this Act.”