European Communities (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 2001.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 2001.
Commencement.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on 25 April 2001.
Interpretation.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
“1999 Regulations” means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No 352 of 1999 )
“category” means any one of the categories of vehicles specified in article 5 of the 1999 Regulations and, save where the context otherwise requires, includes a sub-category of any such category;
“Minister” means the Minister for the Environment and Local Government;
“theory test” means a test of driving knowledge consisting of 40 questions drawn from a question bank which the Minister may set from time to time;
“theory test certificate” means a certificate issued by the Driver Theory Testing Service;
Categories of Theory Test.
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paragraphs: The theory test, to be carried out in accordance with these Regulations, shall be divided into the categories set out in column 1 of the following Table and a theory test certificate to be furnished to a licensing authority in respect of an application for a provisional licence or driving licence category in column 2 shall be that set out in column 1 of the said Table opposite the mention in column 2 of that licence category.
TABLE
Column 1
Column 2
Theory Test Certificate Category
Driving Licence or Provisional Licence Category
A, B, M and W
A, A1, B, EB, M and W
C
C, C1, EC and EC1
D
D, D1, ED and ED1
Driver Theory Testing Service.
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paragraphs: (1) The theory test shall be conducted by an authority to be known as the Driver Theory Testing Service.
(2) The Minister may by contract designate a limited company to be the authority for conducting theoretical tests in accordance with these Regulations.
Grant of Theory Test Certificate
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paragraphs: (1) On the application of a person to the Driver Theory Testing Service for a theory test certificate and on payment of the appropriate fee, the Driver Theory Testing Service shall arrange for that person to undergo a theory test.
(2) On completion of the theory test the Driver Theory Testing Service shall either-
(a) refuse the application, or
(b) subject to being satisfied that the applicant, having undergone a theory test, has demonstrated a satisfactory knowledge of the question bank in relation to a relevant test category, issue a theory test certificate in respect of that category.
(3) Satisfactory knowledge of the question bank in relation to a relevant test category shall be deemed to have been demonstrated where the person who undergoes a theory test answers 35 questions correctly.
Form and period of validity of theory test certificate.
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paragraphs: (1) A theory test certificate shall be in the scheduled form set out in the Schedule.
(2) A theory test certificate shall cease to be valid two years after the date of issue.
Fee for Theory Test.
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paragraphs: The fee to be paid to the Driver Theory Testing Service on application for a theory test certificate shall be £25.20 prior to 1 January 2002 and €32 thereafter, inclusive of Value Added Tax.
Duplicate theory test certificate.
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paragraphs: Where a person to whom a theory test certificate was issued satisfies the Driver Theory Testing Service that such certificate was lost or destroyed and that he or she has adequate reasons for requiring a duplicate of such certificate the Driver Theory Testing Service may, on payment of a fee of £6.30 prior to 1 January 2002 and €8 thereafter, inclusive of Value Added Tax., issue such duplicate.