{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-new-drivers-act-1995/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-new-drivers-act-1995/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/13",
  "legislation_title": "Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-new-drivers-act-1995",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Revocation of licences.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State must, in the case of a person to whom this subsection applies (see section 2), by notice served on the person revoke the person’s licence.\n(1ZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(1A) Where the Secretary of State serves on the holder of a Northern Ireland licence a notice under subsection (1) ..., the Secretary of State must send to the licensing authority in Northern Ireland—\n(a) particulars of the notice; and\n(b) if the Secretary of State is already in receipt of it, the Northern Ireland licence.\n(1B) Where the Secretary of State is sent by that licensing authority particulars of a notice served on the holder of a licence under a provision of Northern Ireland law corresponding to subsection (1) ..., he must by notice served on the holder revoke the licence.\n(2) A revocation under this section shall have effect from a date specified in the notice of revocation which may not be earlier than the date of service of that notice.\n(3) In this section references to the revocation of a person’s Northern Ireland licence are references to its revocation as respects Great Britain; and, accordingly, the person ceases to be authorised by virtue of section 109(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to drive in Great Britain a motor vehicle of any class.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 3(1) substituted (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 68; S.I. 2015/560, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 3(1) substituted (30.11.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), s. 208(1), Sch. 9 para. 3(2); S.I. 2022/1187, reg. 4(a) (with Pt. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 3(1ZA) omitted (30.11.2022) by virtue of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), s. 208(1), Sch. 9 para. 3(3); S.I. 2022/1187, reg. 4(a) (with Pt. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 3(1A)(1B) inserted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), s. 94(1), Sch. 5 para. 47(a); S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(1)(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(1A) omitted (30.11.2022) by virtue of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), s. 208(1), Sch. 9 para. 3(4)(a); S.I. 2022/1187, reg. 4(a) (with Pt. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(1A)(b) inserted (30.11.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), s. 208(1), Sch. 9 para. 3(4)(b); S.I. 2022/1187, reg. 4(a) (with Pt. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(1B) omitted (30.11.2022) by virtue of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), s. 208(1), Sch. 9 para. 3(5); S.I. 2022/1187, reg. 4(a) (with Pt. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(2) substituted (31.3.2009) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 1 para. 26(5); S.I. 2008/3164, art. 3(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 3(3) inserted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), s. 94(1), Sch. 5 para. 47(c); S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(1)(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/13/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:16.123561+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}