Road Traffic Act 2010
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PART 6 Driving Licence | ||
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Definitions — driving licence. |
56.— Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by— | |
(a) substituting for the definition of “driving licence” the following: | ||
“ ‘driving licence’ means— | ||
(a) an Irish driving licence, or | ||
(b) a foreign driving licence;”, | ||
(b) inserting after the definition of “footway” the following: | ||
“ ‘foreign driving licence’ means a licence or permit to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle— | ||
(a) in respect of a category of vehicle referred to in the European Communities (Recognition of Driving Licences of Other Member States) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 464 of 2008 ) issued by the competent authority of another Member State or a member state of the European Economic Area, but does not include a licence or permit so issued to a person to enable the person to learn to drive or provisionally to drive a vehicle, or | ||
(b) recognised by an order made under section 23A(1);”, | ||
and | ||
(c) inserting after the definition of “the insured” the following: | ||
“ ‘Irish driving licence’ means a driving licence (within the meaning of section 22(1)) granted by a licensing authority under section 23;”. |