{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-19.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1981/154",
  "legislation_title": "Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1981",
  "path": "article/19",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Speed limit on vehicles required to display or displaying distinguishing mark required on vehicles driven by holders of provisional licences",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), any person who drives on a road, at a speed exceeding 45 miles per hour, or, as the case may be, such other speed as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Department subject to affirmative resolution—\n(a) a motor vehicle on which a distinguishing mark is required to be displayed to indicate that it is being driven by the holder of a provisional licence, or\n(b) a motor vehicle displaying such a distinguishing mark, whether or not that distinguishing mark is required to be displayed,\nshall be guilty of an offence under this Order.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who drives on a motorway a motor vehicle of such a class as may be prescribed by regulations.\n(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who drives a category A2 motorcycle or a category A motorcycle while under the supervision of an approved motorcycle instructor or while taking a test of competence prescribed by virtue of Article 5(3).\n(4) In paragraph (3) “approved motorcycle instructor”, “category A2 motorcycle” and “category A motorcycle” have the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1998 NI 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 19(1) substituted (19.1.2013 immediately after the coming into operation of S.R. 2012/170) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/451), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 19(3)(4) inserted (19.1.2013 immediately after the coming into operation of S.R. 2012/170) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/451), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "nia/2016/11",
      "affecting_title": "Road Traffic (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/154/article/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:52:26.616135+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."
}