Proposed Negative
Laid on: 19 December 2018
Sift end date: 21 January 2019
Directive 2006/126/EC (as amended) on driving licences amended and consolidated EU law on driving licences. It provides for an EU model licence, mutual recognition of licences, minimum ages for driving, the issue, validity and renewal of licences, licence exchange, minimum requirements for tests, medical standards etc. It is given effect in Northern Ireland principally through the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
The provisions of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, which give effect to Directive 2006/126/EC (as amended), are written from the perspective of the UK being an EU member State, and some of the language used or referred to acknowledges this. This is not consistent with the UK no longer being a member State and would result in ambiguity. Certain provisions of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 and the Motor Vehicles (Exchangeable Licences) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009, which relate to driving licensing, are also being adjusted for the same reason.
The changes are to adjust such language and references to recognise the UK is no longer a member State, to so eliminate any ambiguity, but otherwise to maintain the current driving licensing regime intact in Northern Ireland.
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