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S.I. No. 657/2016 - European Union (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2016.

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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 2016 S.I. No. 657/2016 - European Union (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2016. S.I. No. 657/2016 - European Union (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2016. AmendmentsLeasuithe Download PDF Íoslódáil PDF Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th January, 2017. I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive No. 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 20061 as amended by Commission Directive No. 2015/653/EU of 24 April 20152 , hereby make the following regulations: 1.

(1)These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2016.
(2)These Regulations come into operation on 1 January
  2. In these Regulations— “No. 3 Regulations of 2013” means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 420 of 2013 ); “Regulations of 2013” means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 6 of 2013 ).
  3. The Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 537 of 2006 ) are amended— (a) in Regulation 27
(3), by substituting for subparagraph (
  1. b)the following: “(
  2. b)For the purposes of subparagraph (
  3. a)a driving licence shall, in addition to the categories set out in column
(2)of the Table above— (
  1. i)in respect of category B, granted prior to 19 January 2013, be regarded from 19 January 2013 as also being a driving licence in respect of category A with the code 79.03, other than where the driving licence was for category B with the code 73, (
  2. ii)in respect of category A1, granted prior to 19 January 2013, be regarded from 19 January 2013 as a driving licence in respect of category A1 with the code 79.05, (iii) in respect of category BE, granted prior to 19 January 2013, be regarded from 19 January 2013 as a driving licence in respect of category BE with the code 79.06, (
  3. iv)in respect of category A, granted for the first time on or after 19 January 2013, other than a licence in respect of category A granted in accordance with clause (i), and where the holder is aged less than 24 years, and has not held a licence in respect of category A2 for a minimum period of 2 years, be regarded as a driving licence in respect of category A with the code 80, and (
  4. v)in respect of category A, granted for the first time on or after 19 January 2013, other than a licence in respect of category A granted in accordance with clause (i), and where the holder is aged less than 21 years, be regarded as a driving licence in respect of category A with the code 81.”, and (
  5. b)in Regulation 32— (
  6. i)by substituting for paragraph
(1)(amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2013) the following: “
(1)A certificate of competency shall denote the appropriate code or codes set out in column
(1)of the Table below to indicate that the recipient of the certificate shall, on taking out a driving licence, be subject to driving vehicles with the restriction or restrictions set out in column
(2)of that Table opposite the code in column
(1). TABLE Code
(1)Restriction
(2)10 Modified transmission 15 Modified clutch 20 Modified braking system 25 Modified accelerator system 31 Pedal adaptations and pedal safeguards 32 Combined service brake and accelerator systems 33 Combined service brake, accelerator and steering systems 35 Modified control layouts 40 Modified steering 42 Modified rear/side view devices 43 Modified driver seating position
  1. 01 Motorcycle with single operated brake
  2. 02 Motorcycle with adapted front wheel brake
  3. 03 Motorcycle with adapted rear wheel brake
  4. 04 Motorcycle with adapted accelerator
  5. 08 Motorcycle with seat height allowing the driver, in sitting position, to have two feet on the surface at the same time and balance the motorcycle during stopping and standing
  6. 09 Motorcycle with maximum operation force of front wheel brake (force in brackets)
  7. 10 Motorcycle with maximum operation force of back wheel brake (force in brackets)
  8. 11 Motorcycle with adapted foot-rest
  9. 12 Motorcycle with adapted hand grip 45 Motorcycle with sidecar only 46 Tricycles only 47 Restricted to vehicles of more than two wheels not requiring balance by the driver for starting, stopping and standing 50 Restricted to a specific vehicle/chassis number (vehicle identification number, VIN) 73 Restricted to category B vehicles of the motor quadricycle type (B1) 78 Restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission ”, (ii) in paragraph
(2)(amended by Regulation 3 of the No. 3 Regulations of 2013)— (I) by substituting for subparagraphs (
  1. a)and (
  2. b)the following: “(
  3. a)on a driving licence it grants the code or codes indicated on a certificate of competency as referred to in paragraph
(1), and (b) on a driving licence or a learner permit it grants the appropriate code or codes set out in column
(1)of the Table below to indicate the additional information or restrictions applicable to the licence or permit or to the licence holder or permit holder set out in column
(2)of the Table.”, and (II) in the Table, by substituting for the codes 01 to 97 set out in column
(1)of that Table and the additional information or restrictions set out in column
(2)of that Table opposite those codes the following: “ 01 Sight correction and/or protection 02 Hearing aid/communication aid 03 Prosthesis/orthosis for the limbs 61 Limited to day time journeys 62
(30)Limited to journeys within a radius of 30 km from holders place of residence 63 Limited to driving without passengers 64
(80)Limited to journeys with a speed not greater than 80 km/h 65 Limited to driving solely when accompanied by a holder of a driving licence of at least the equivalent category 66 Limited to driving without trailer 67 Not permitted to drive on motorways 68 Limited to driving without alcohol 69 Restricted to driving vehicles equipped with an alcohol interlock in accordance with EN 50463 70 Exchange of recognised driving licence 71 Duplicate licence 79 Restricted to vehicles which comply with the specifications indicated in brackets
  1. 01 Restricted to two-wheel vehicles with or without side-car
  2. 02 Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-wheel or light quadricycle type
  3. 03 Restricted to tricycles
  4. 04 Restricted to tricycles combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg
  5. 05 Category A1 motorcycle with a power/weight ratio above 0.1 kW/kg
  6. 06 Category BE vehicle where the maximum authorized mass of the trailer exceeds 3500 kg 80 Restricted to category A vehicle motor tricycles until reaches age of 24 years 81 Restricted to category A vehicle of the two-wheel motorcycle type until reaches age of 21 years 95 Driver holding a certificate of professional competence meeting the obligation of professional aptitude provided for by Directive 2003/59/EC3 of 15 July 2003 until (date in brackets) 96 Category B vehicles combined with a trailer with a maximum authorized mass exceeding 750 kg where the maximum authorized mass of such combination exceeds 3500 kg but does not exceed 4250 kg 97 Not authorised to drive a category C1 vehicle which falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85 of 20 December 19854 ”, and (iii) by substituting for paragraph
(3)the following: “
(3)A licensing authority shall— (
  1. a)indicate on a driving licence it grants by way of renewal of the licence— (
  2. i)the code 20 instead of code 25, where code 25, or (
  3. ii)the code 25 instead of code 20, where code 20, prior to 5 July 2004 was indicated on the previous licence, (
  4. b)indicate on a driving licence it grants by way of renewal of the licence— (
  5. i)category A with the code 79.03 where the person held a driving licence in category B prior to 19 January 2013 and where the person was not subsequently granted a first driving licence in category B, (
  6. ii)category A1 with the code 79.05 where the person held a driving licence in category A1 prior to 19 January 2013 and where the person was not subsequently granted a first driving licence in category A1, or (iii) category BE with the code 79.06 where the person held a driving licence in category BE prior to 19 January 2013 and where the person was not subsequently granted a first driving licence in category BE, (
  7. c)indicate on a driving licence it grants in exchange of a licence issued by a Member State where a sub-code of any of the codes 01 to 44 is denoted on the licence, the main code to which the restriction relates, (
  8. d)indicate on a driving licence it grants in exchange of a licence issued by a member state where a— (
  9. i)code 62 is denoted on the licence, the code 62
(30), and (ii) code 64 is denoted on the licence, the code 64
(80).”. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 23 December 2016. SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. 1 OJ No. L403, 30.12.2006, p.18 2 OJ No. L107, 25.04.2015, p.68 3 OJ L226, 10.9.2003, p.4 4 OJ L370, 31.12.1985, p.8 Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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