The Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) (Amendment) Order 2013

Amendment of OrdersE+W+S

4.—(1) In the Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 1999 M1—

(a)in article 2 (interpretation)—

(i)at the end of paragraph (b)(ii) omit “and”;

(ii)omit paragraph (b)(iii); and

(iii)insert—

“(c)a reference to a licensing category or sub-category is a reference to the category or sub-category (as the case may be) identified by the same letter or combination of letters or of a letter and number in Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999; and

(d)the reference in paragraph (c) to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 is, after 18th January 2013, a reference to those Regulations as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.”;

(b)in paragraph (2)(a) in articles 3 (designation of South Africa) and 4 (designation of Canadian provinces and territories) for “A, B, B+E, F, K, or P” substitute “ AM, B, B+E, F, K or Q or licensing sub-category A1, A2 or A3 ”; and

(c)in the Schedule (other countries and territories etc.)—

(i)before “Australia” insert “ Andorra ”;

(ii)after “Republic of Cyprus” insert—

“The Falkland Islands

The Faroe Islands”;

(iii)after “Malta” insert “ Monaco ”; and

(iv)after “New Zealand” insert “ Republic of Korea ”.

(2) In the Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 2002 M2—

(a)in article 2 (interpretation)—

(i)at the end of paragraph (b) omit “and”;

(ii)for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)a reference to a licensing category or sub-category is a reference to the category or sub-category (as the case may be) identified by the same letter or combination of letters or of a letter and number in Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999; and”; and

(iii)after paragraph (c) add—

“(d)the reference in paragraph (c) to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 is, after 18th January 2013, a reference to those Regulations as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.”;

(b)in article 3 (designation of the Republic of Korea) in paragraph (2)(a) for “B, B+E, F, K or P” substitute “ AM, B, B+E, F, K or Q ”;

(c)in article 4 (designation of the Principality of Monaco) in paragraph (2)(a) for “A, B, B+E, F, K or P” substitute “ AM, B, B+E, F, K or Q or licensing sub-category A1, A2 or A3 ”; and

(d)in the Schedule (other countries and territories etc.)—

(i)before “Australia” insert “ Andorra ”; and

(ii)after “Republic of Cyprus” insert—

“The Falkland Islands

The Faroe Islands”.

(3) In the Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 2004 M3—

(a)in article 2 (interpretation)—

(i)at the end of paragraph (b) omit “and”;

(ii)for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)a reference to a licensing category or sub-category is a reference to the category or sub-category (as the case may be) identified by the same letter or combination of letters or of a letter and number in Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999; and”; and

(iii)after paragraph (c) add—

“(d)the reference in paragraph (c) to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 is, after 18th January 2013, a reference to those Regulations as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.”;

(b)in article 3 (designation of the Falkland Islands) in paragraph (2)(a) for “A, B, B+E, F, K or P” substitute “ AM, B, B+E, F, K or Q or licensing sub-category A1, A2 or A3 ”; and

(c)in the Schedule (other countries and territories etc.)—

(i)before “Australia” insert “ Andorra ”; and

(ii)after “Republic of Cyprus” insert “ The Faroe Islands ”.

(4) In the Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 2007 M4—

(a)in article 2 (interpretation)—

(i)at the end of paragraph (b) omit “and”;

(ii)at the end of paragraph (c) add “ and ”;

(iii)after paragraph (c) add—

“(d)the reference in paragraph (c) to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 is, after 18th January 2013, a reference to those Regulations as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.”;

(b)in article 3 (designation of Faroe Islands) for “B, B1, B+E, F, K or P” substitute “ AM, B, B+E, F, K, or Q ”; and

(c)in the Schedule (other countries and territories etc), before “Australia” insert “ Andorra ”.