# The Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 3: Probationary period for newly qualified drivers


(1) For the purposes of this Order, a person's probationary period is, subject to Article 9, the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which he becomes a qualified driver.
(2) For the purposes of this Order, a person becomes a qualified driver on the first occasion on which he passes—
(a) any test of competence to drive mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (c) of Article 5(1) of the Order of 1981;
(b) any test of competence to drive conducted under the law of—
(i) an EEA State;
(ii) the Isle of Man;
(iii) any of the Channel Islands; or
(iv) Gibraltar.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/1074/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-new-drivers-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-3
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