This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2015/412 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that statutory instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 719
Road Traffic
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2015
Made
16th March 2015
Laid before Parliament
20th March 2015
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 105(1), (2)(c) and (3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988( 1 ) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ), makes the following Regulations.
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the licensing of drivers( 3 ).
The Secretary of State has consulted with representative organisations as required by section 195(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2015.
(2) These Regulations, other than regulation 2, come into force on 26th March 2015.
(3) Regulation 2 comes into force on 25th March 2015.
Revocation
2.The Motor Vehicles Driving Licences (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015( 4 ) are revoked.
Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
3.The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999( 5 ) are amended as set out in regulation 4.
4. After regulation 21A insert—
“ Prohibition on holding more than one licence
21B. —(1) A person must not hold more than one licence ( 6 ) .
(2) In this regulation, “licence” includes a Northern Ireland licence ( 7 ) and a Community licence ( 8 ) .
(3) In this regulation, “Community licence” does not include a document authorising the holder to drive a motor vehicle which was issued by a state before the date on which that state became a member State or the date on which that state became a party to the EEA agreement. ”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Robert Goodwill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
16th March 2015
1972 c. 68 ; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) , section 27(1) and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7) , Schedule, Part 1.
The definition of “licence” can be found in section 108(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
The definition of “Northern Ireland licence” can be found in section 108(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
The definition of “Community licence” can be found in section 108(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.