{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-78",
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  "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/78",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "78",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Article, Articles 70 to 77 and Article 180A—\n“conduct” means—\n(a)in relation to an applicant for or the holder of a large goods vehicle driver's licence or the holder of an LGV Community licence, his conduct as a driver of a motor vehicle, and\n(b)in relation to an applicant for or the holder of a passenger-carrying vehicle driver's licence or the holder of a PCV Community licence, his conduct both as a driver of a motor vehicle and in any other respect relevant to his holding a passenger-carrying vehicle driver's licence or (as the case may be) his authorisation by virtue of Article 15A(1) to drive in Northern Ireland a passenger-carrying vehicle of any class,\nincluding, in either case, such conduct in Great Britain;\n“counterpart” in relation to a licence to drive under Part II or a Community licence has the same meaning as in that Part;\n“full licence” means a large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle driver's licence other than a provisional licence;\n“large goods vehicle” means a motor vehicle (not being a medium-sized goods vehicle within the meaning of Part II) which is designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver and which is constructed or adapted to carry or to haul goods and the permissable maximum weight of which exceeds 7.5 tonnes;\n“passenger-carrying vehicle” means—\n(a)a large passenger-carrying vehicle, that is to say, a vehicle used for carrying passengers which is constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 passengers, or\n(b)a small passenger-carrying vehicle, that is to say, a vehicle used for carrying passengers for hire or reward which is constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 but not more than 16 passengers and includes a combination of such a motor vehicle and a trailer;\n“notice” means notice in writing and notify shall be construed accordingly;\n“provisional licence” means a licence granted by virtue of Article 13(2);\n“the special provisions” has the meaning given in Article 70;\nand “permissible maximum weight” has the same meaning as in Part II.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1991 NI 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "SR 1996/426"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "mod. by SR 1994/365"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 78 substituted (27.6.2007) by Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/916 (N.I. 10)), arts.1(3)(4), 86(1), Sch. 7 para. 5; S.R. 2007/302, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "SR 1996/426"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 78 inserted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/170), regs. 1(1), 2(8)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words repealed",
      "affecting": "nisi/2007/916",
      "affecting_title": "The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/154/article/78",
    "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."
}