Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1985.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1985.
(2) These Regulations and the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1964 to 1985 shall be construed as one and the expression the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1964 to 1985 shall include these Regulations.
(3) In these Regulations—
"the Principal Regulations" means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1964 ( S.I. No. 29 of 1964 );
"the Regulations of 1966" means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 47 of 1966 );
"the Regulations of 1981" means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 198 of 1981 ).
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the 12th day of August, 1985.
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paragraphs: The following sub-article is hereby substituted for sub-article (5) of article 19 of the Principal Regulations:—
"(5) ( a ) In this sub-article "qualified prson" means a person who holds a driving licence licensing him to drive the vehicle which the holder of the provisional licence is licensed to drive.
( b ) Subject to paragraph (c) of this sub-article, a provisional licence shall, on coming into effect,licence the holder to drive vehicles of any class for which the licence is granted on any occasion, other than while such a vehicle is in use for the carriage of passengers for reward, during the period specified in the licence provided that the following conditions are complied with—
(i) a person provisionally licensed to drive vehicles of Class A, Class B or Class G shall not carry a passenger in or on such a vehicle unless the vehicle is constructed or adapted to carry a passenger and such passenger is a qualified person,
(ii) a person provisionally licensed to drive vehicles of Class C, Class D, Class F or Class H shall not drive such a vehicle unless there are displayed on the vehicle rectangular plates or signs bearing the letter "L" not less than fifteen centimetres high in red on a white ground, in clearly visible vertical positions to the front and rear of the vehicle,
(iii) a person provisionally licensed to drive vehicles of Class D or Class H shall not drive such a vehicle unless he is accompanied by and is under the supervision of a qualified person,
(iv) a person to whom a provisional licence to drive vehicles of Class C is granted for the first time on or after the 12th day of August, 1985 shall not drive such a vehicle unless he is accompanied by and is under the supervision of a qualified person other than during the period of validity of a second such provisional licence granted to him,
(v) a person to whom a provisional licence to drive vehicles of Class F is granted for the first time on or after the 12th day of August, 1985 shall not drive such a vehicle unless he is accompanied by and is under the supervision of a qualified person other than during the period of validity of a second such provisional licence granted to him,
(vi) a person provisionally licensed to drive vehicles of Class C, Class D or Class F shall not drive such a vehicle while the vehicle is drawing a trailer.
( c ) (i) Paragraph ( b ) of this sub-article shall not apply while the holder of the licence is driving a vehicle of a class in respect of which he holds a valid certificate of competency, or, where that certificate contains a statement that in relation to a class of vehicle it is limited to a specified type of vehicle, while he is driving a vehicle of that type,
(ii) paragraphs (b) (ii) and (b) (iv) of this sub-article shall not apply in respect of a pedestrian controlled vehicle,
(iii) paragraph (b) (v) of this sub-article shall not apply in respect of a vehicle of Class F which is neither constructed nor adapted to carry a passenger."
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paragraphs: The following article is hereby substituted for article 21 of the Principal Regulations:—
"21. (1) Subject to sub-articles (2) and (3) of this article, a person shall not apply for a provisional licence to drive vehicles of a class where, within the period of two years preceding the commencement day, he has held two provisional licences in respect of vehicles of that class (other than a provisional licence which has been surrendered pursuant to sub-article (7A) of article 22 of the Principal Regulations (as inserted by article 7 of the Regulations of 1966)) unless he makes an application for a certificate of competency to drive vehicles of that class and produces evidence of that application to the licensing authority.
(2) A person who, prior to the 12th day of August, 1985, did not hold a provisional licence to drive a vehicle of Class C but subsequent to that date has held two provisional licences in respect of vehicles of that class (other than a provisional licence which has been surrendered pursuant to sub-article (7A) of article 22 of the Principal Regulations (as inserted by article 7 of the Regulations of 1966) shall not apply for a third such provisional licence unless he has made an application for a certificate of competency to drive vehicles of that class and produces evidence of that application to the licensing authority.
(3) A person who, prior to the 12th day of August, 1985, did not hold a provisional licence to drive a vehicle of Class F but subsequent to that date has held two provisional licences in respect of vehicles of that class (other than a provisional licence which has been surrendered pursuant to sub-article (7A) of article 22 of the Principal Regulations (as inserted by article 7 of the Regulations of 1966) shall not apply for a third such provisional licence unless he has made an application for a certificate of competency to drive vehicles of that class and produces evidence of that application to the licensing authority.
(4) A person shall not apply for a provisional licence in respect of vehicles of Class E."
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paragraphs: The following article is hereby substituted for article 23 of the Principal Regulations:—number