1Citation and commencement#
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2026.
2Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations#
(1)In regulation 5 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (competence to drive classes of vehicles), after paragraph (11) insert—“12 A person who holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category B, other than vehicles in former sub-category B1, sub-category B1 or sub-category B1 (invalid carriages), and has held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than two years, may drive—a a zero-emission vehicle of a class that would be included within category B but for its maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes, provided that it is not a mobile project vehicle and has a maximum authorised mass—i not exceeding 4.25 tonnes, excluding any part of that weight which is attributable to specialised equipment intended for the carriage of disabled passengers, andii not exceeding 5 tonnes otherwise;b a zero-emission vehicle and trailer combination which has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 7 tonnes, comprising—i a zero-emission vehicle referred to in sub-paragraph (a), andii a trailer which has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes,provided he has passed the prescribed test in respect of category B+E.13 For the purposes of this regulation—a when a person drives a zero-emission vehicle of a kind specified in paragraph 12(a) or (b) which is a “medium-sized goods vehicle” or “other motor vehicle” for the purposes of Article 17 of the Order (disqualification of persons under age), that Article has effect as if, for the age specified in the Table in that Article in respect of medium-sized goods vehicle” and “other motor vehicle”, there were substituted the age “19”; andb “zero-emission vehicle” means a vehicle without an internal combustion engine, or with an internal combustion engine that has emissions of CO2 of zero grams per kilometre.”
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.