These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2004.
2Amendment of the Motor Vehicle (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996#
For Part 5 of Schedule 7 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (specified requirements for practical or unitary test) there shall be substituted the Part set out in the Schedule.
(1)Describe how to perform a check on the condition and safety of one component of the vehicle in which the test is being conducted, chosen at the discretion of the person conducting the test, from the list of components specified in paragraph 3, and conduct an actual check on the condition and safety of a second component, similarly chosen from the list.
(2)Move away straight ahead or at an angle.
(2)In the case of a disabled driver the requirements specified in paragraph (1) may be carried out by oral examination.
(3)Turn right-hand and left-hand corners correctly.
(3)The list of components is as follows: tyres, steering, brakes, lights, reflectors, direction indicators, audible warning device, the power-assisted braking and steering systems, wheels, wheel nuts, mudguards, tracks, windscreen, windows and wipers, the air pressure in the braking system, air tanks for the braking system, the suspension and the liquids used in the braking system, steering system, engine or elsewhere in the vehicle as a coolant, lubricant, cleaner or otherwise.
(4)Stop the vehicle in an emergency and normally and, in the latter case, bring it to a rest in an appropriate part of the road.
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