Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/part/III/crossheading/requirement-to-hold-licence
Timestamp: 2020-08-13 15:25:39
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 27', 'art 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 27']

Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Requirement to hold licence
Road Traffic Act 1988, Cross Heading: Requirement to hold licence is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 13 August 2020. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Requirement to hold licenceE+W+S
87 Drivers of motor vehicles to have driving licences.E+W+S
(1)It is an offence for a person to drive on a road a motor vehicle of any class [F1otherwise than in accordance with] a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class.
F1Words in s. 87(1) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 17(1); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.
F2Words in s. 87(2) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 17(2); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.
F3S. 87(3) inserted by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 7 (but repealed (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c.22, SIF 107:1), s. 16, Sch. 6)
C1S. 87 amended (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 1(1)(2)(7)
C2S. 87 excluded by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 1(6), Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 11
C3S. 87 applied (with modifications) (1.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1217, regs. 8, 11
C4S. 87 modified (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), art. 27
C5S. 87 excluded (17.4.2019) by The Motor Sport on Public Roads (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/138), regs. 1, 6, sch. 2
(1)Notwithstanding section 87 of this Act, a person may drive or cause or permit another person to drive a vehicle of any class [F4at any time] if—
[F5(a)the driver has held—
[F6(ia)[F7an] [F7EU] licence to drive vehicles of that or a corresponding class, or]
[F8(ii)a licence to drive vehicles of that class granted to him has been revoked or surrendered in pursuance of section 99(2A), (3) or (4) of this Act otherwise than by reason of a current disqualification or of its having been granted in error and he has complied with any requirements imposed on him under section 99(7B) of this Act, and]]
[F9(1A)An application for the grant of a licence to drive vehicles of any class is a qualifying application for the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(i) above if—
(ii)is not prevented from obtaining it by section 89 of this Act [F10or [F11section 4 of or paragraph 6 or 9] of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995]; and
[F9(1B)A disqualification is relevant to a licence for which a person makes an application if—
(a)in the case of an application made by virtue of any provision of subsection (1)(a) above, the disqualification subsists under or by virtue of any provision of the Road Traffic Acts [F12or Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003] and relates to vehicles of the class to which his application relates;
[F13(aa)in the case of an application made by virtue of subsection (1)(a)(ia) above, the disqualification subsists under or by virtue of any provision of the law of an EEA State (other than the United Kingdom) and relates to vehicles of the class, or of a class corresponding to the class, to which his application relates;]
(d)in the case of an application made by virtue of subsection (1)(a)(iv) above, the disqualification subsists under or by virtue of any provision of the law of the F14. . . country or territory under which the licence which he held was granted and relates to vehicles of the class, or of a class corresponding to the class, to which his application relates;
(a)beyond the date when a licence is granted in pursuance of the application mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above or (as the case may be) in pursuance of section 99(7) [F15or (7A)] of this Act in consequence of the revocation or surrender so mentioned, or
(b)in a case where a licence is not in fact so granted, beyond the expiration of the period of one year or such shorter period as may be prescribed, beginning on the date of the application or (as the case may be) the revocation or surrender mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above [F16, or]
[F16(c)in a case where a licence is refused under section 92(3) of this Act, beyond the day on which the applicant receives notice of the refusal.]
[F17(2A)Subsection (1) above does not apply by virtue of an application mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection having been received by the Secretary of State if—
(6)Regulations made by virtue of subsection (5) above may provide for the application of any enactment relating to licences F18... or licence holders, with or without modifications, in relation to any such permit and its holder respectively.
[F19(i)is licensed in that behalf in accordance with the requirements of this Part and Part IV of this Act, or
[F20(8)In this Part of this Act—
F4Words in s. 88(1) inserted (8.11.2006) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 58(1), 61(9)
F5S. 88(1)(a)(b) substituted by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 3(2)
F6S. 88(1)(a)(ia) inserted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(2)
F8S. 88(1)(b)(ii) substituted (1.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1420, reg. 3(2)
F9S. 88(1A)(1B) inserted by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 3(3)
F10Words in s. 88(1A)(b)(ii) inserted (1.6.1997) by 1995 c. 13, s. 10(4), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(a) (with ss. 8, 10(3)); S.I. 1997/267, art. 2(2)
F11Words in s. 88(1A)(b)(ii) substituted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 18(a); S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(2)(b)
F12Words in s. 88(1B)(a) inserted (28.1.2010) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 18(b); S.I. 2008/3009, art. 2; London Gazette issue no. 59317 dated 26.1.2010, p. 1229; Edinburgh Gazette issue no. 26739 dated 26.1.2010, p. 244; Belfast Gazette issue no. 7156 dated 22.1.2010, p. 33
F13S. 88(1B)(aa) inserted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(3)(a)
F14Words in s. 88(1B)(d) omitted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by virtue of S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(3)(b)
F15Words in s. 88(2)(a) inserted (1.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1420, reg. 3(3)
F16S. 88(2)(c) and word immediately preceding it inserted by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 3(4)
F17S. 88(2A) inserted (1.6.2013) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 13(1), 61(1)(10) (with s. 13(2)); S.I. 2013/1012, art. 2
F18Words in s. 88(6) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 3, Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)
F19S. 88(7)(a)(i)(ii) substituted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) for words in s. 88(7)(a) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(4)
F20S. 88(8) inserted by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 3(5)
C6S. 88 modified (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), art. 27