PART VII SUPPLEMENTARY
Miscellaneous
F1Modification of regulation 80 and further enactments relating to licences in respect of certain licences issued in EEA States 80B
1
This regulation applies in respect of a person—
a
who is the holder of a relevant permit within the meaning given by regulation 80(6)(i), and
b
where conditions A and B are satisfied.
2
Condition A is that the relevant permit was issued—
a
in an EEA State, and
b
in exchange for a licence or a Northern Ireland licence.
3
Condition B is that the licence or Northern Ireland licence, as the case may be, referred to in paragraph (2)—
a
was issued on or after 1st January 2021, and
b
was not issued—
i
as a renewal or replacement of, or in exchange for, another licence, or Northern Ireland licence, issued before 1st January 2021, or
ii
in exchange for a relevant permit within the meaning given by regulation 80(6) issued in relation to a country outside of the United Kingdom.
4
Where this regulation applies, regulation 80 (persons who become resident in Great Britain) has effect subject to the modifications in paragraph (5).
5
Regulation 80 is to be read as if—
a
in paragraph (1)—
i
the reference to the period of one year after a person becomes resident in Great Britain were a reference to the period for which that person is authorised to drive by that relevant permit after they become resident, and
ii
the reference to all classes of small vehicle, motor bicycle or moped were a reference to a motor vehicle, and
b
paragraphs (4) and (5) were omitted.
6
Where this regulation applies, references in any enactment relating to licences to a Community licence, or the holder of a Community licence, have effect as if they also included a reference to the relevant permit described in paragraph (1), or the holder of such a relevant permit, as the case may be.