Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order 1975
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1975 No. 1208
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order 1975
Made 23th July 1975
Coming into Operation 2nd August 1975
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1975
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has, in pursuance of section 1(5) of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Act 1952, been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1(1) and (4) of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Act 1952, as extended by Article 14(1) of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 to, the Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments—No. 1) Order 19731, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Documents for drivers and vehicles going abroad
1.—(1) The Secretary of State may issue for use outside the United Kingdom a driving permit in each or either of the forms A and B in Schedule 1 to this Order to a person who has attained the age of eighteen years and satisfies the Secretary of State—
(a)
(a) that he is competent to drive motor vehicles of the classes for which the permit is to be issued, and
(b)
(b) that he is resident in the United Kingdom:
Provided that a permit in form A which is restricted to motor cycles or invalid carriages may be issued to a person who is under eighteen years of age.
(2) The Secretary of State may issue for use outside the United Kingdom a document in the form D in Schedule 1 to this Order for any motor vehicle registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971, or in Northern Ireland under the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.
(3) The Secretary of State may issue for use outside the United Kingdom with any such motor vehicle or any trailer a document certifying—
(a)
(a) the weight of the maximum load which it is to be permitted to carry, and
(b)
(b) the permissible maximum weight, that is to say, the weight of the vehicle when ready for the road and carrying the maximum load so specified.
(4) The Secretary of State may assign to any trailer an identification mark to be carried on the trailer outside the United Kingdom.
(5) The Secretary of State may assign to a motor vehicle to which the Decision of 1957 of the Council of the Organisation for European Economic Co-Operation applies, an identification mark in the form of such a trade plate as may be required to be carried on such a vehicle under the provisions of section 1 of the Regulation attached to that Decision.
In this paragraph, “” means
(6) The Secretary of State may charge a fee for any document issued under this Article or for the assignment of any identification mark under this Article, and the fee shall be of the amount specified in relation thereto in Schedule 2 to this Order.
(7) The Secretary of State may for the purpose of his functions under this Article carry out tests of the competency of applicants for driving permits and examinations of vehicles.
(8) The Secretary of State may delegate any of his functions under this Article (including any power of charging fees and the carrying out of tests or examinations) to any body concerned with motor vehicles or to any Northern Ireland department.
Visitors' driving permits
2.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, it shall be lawful for a person resident outside the United Kingdom who is temporarily in Great Britain and holds—
(a)
(a) a Convention driving permit, or
(b)
(b) a domestic driving permit issued in a country outside the United Kingdom, or
(c)
(c) a British Forces (BFG) driving licence,
during a period of twelve months from the date of his last entry into the United Kingdom to drive, and, except in the case of a holder of a British Forces (BFG) driving licence, be employed in driving, in Great Britain a motor vehicle of any class which he is authorised by that permit or that licence to drive, notwithstanding that he is not the holder of a driving licence under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Article, it shall be lawful for a person resident outside the United Kingdom who is temporarily in Great Britain and holds—
(a)
(a) a Convention driving permit, or
(b)
(b) a domestic driving permit issued in a country outside the United Kingdom,
during a period of twelve months from the date of his last entry into the United Kingdom to drive, and be employed in driving, in Great Britain a public service or heavy goods vehicle brought temporarily into Great Britain which he is authorised by that permit to drive, notwithstanding that he is not the holder either of such a licence as is required by section 144 of the Road Traffic Act 1960, or of such a licence as may be required by section 112 of the said Act of 1972.
(3) The foregoing provisions of this Article shall be without prejudice to section 4(1) of the said Act of 1972 (which imposes minimum age limits for persons driving motor vehicles of various classes therein specified) except that paragraph 4 of the Table in that subsection (which makes it unlawful for a person under the age of twenty-one years to drive certain heavy motor vehicles) shall not apply in relation to a person driving in pursuance of this Article a motor vehicle brought temporarily into Great Britain if he has attained the age of eighteen years.
(4) This Article shall not authorise a person to drive a motor vehicle of any class if, in consequence of a conviction or of the order of a court, he is disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence under Part III of the said Act of 1972.
(5) The Secretary of State may by order contained in a statutory instrument withdraw the right conferred by paragraph (1)(b), (1)(c) or (2)(b) of this Article, or any two or more of those rights, either in the case of all domestic driving permits or British Forces (BFG) driving licences, or in the case of domestic driving permits or British Forces (BFG) driving licences of a description specified in the order or held by persons of a description so specified.
The power to make orders under this paragraph shall include power to vary or revoke an order so made.
(6) In this Article—
“” means
“” in relation to a country outside the United Kingdom means
“” means and
“” in relation to such a member of the British Forces or of the civilian component thereof, means any of the following persons, namely:—
(a) the wife or husband of that member; and
(b) any other person wholly or mainly maintained by him or in his custody, charge or care.
(7) The provisions of this Article which authorise the holder of a permit or a licence to drive a vehicle during a specified period shall not be construed as authorising the driving of a vehicle at a time when the permit or the licence has ceased to be valid.
3.—(1) It shall be lawful—
(a)
(a) for a member of a visiting force of a country to which Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 for the time being applies who holds a driving permit issued under the law of any part of the sending country or issued by the service authorities of the visiting force, or
(b)
(b) for a member of a civilian component of such a visiting force who holds such a driving permit,
to drive, and be employed in driving, in Great Britain a motor vehicle of any class which he is authorised by that permit to drive, notwithstanding that he is not the holder of a driving licence under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972.
(2) This Article shall not authorise a person to drive a motor vehicle of any class if, in consequence of a conviction or of the order of a court, he is disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence under Part III of the said Act of 1972.
(3) This Article shall be without prejudice to section 4 of the said Act of 1972 (which imposes age limits on young persons driving motor vehicles).
(4) The interpretative provisions of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 shall apply for the interpretation of this Article.
4. Schedule 3 to this Order shall have effect as respects the driving permits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of this Order.
Excise exemption and documents for vehicles brought temporarily into Great Britain
5.—(1) The next following paragraph shall apply to a vehicle brought temporarily into Great Britain by a person resident outside the United Kingdom if the person bringing that vehicle into Great Britain—
(a)
(a) satisfies a registration authority that he is resident outside the United Kingdom and that the vehicle is only temporarily in Great Britain, and
(b)
(b) complies with any regulations made under paragraph (4) of this Article.
(2) A vehicle to which this paragraph applies shall be exempt from any duty of excise under the Excise Act to the following extent:—
(a)
(a) a vehicle which would, but for this Order, be chargeable with excise duty under section 1 of the Excise Act and Schedule 1, 2 or 5 thereto, and in respect of which relief from customs duty has been afforded by virtue of Part 2 or Part 7 of the Customs Duty (Personal Reliefs) Order 19702, as amended3, shall be exempt from excise duty for such period, not exceeding one year from the date of importation, as relief from customs duty shall continue to be afforded in respect of that vehicle;
(b)
(b) a vehicle which would, but for this Order, be chargeable with excise duty under section 1 of the Excise Act and Schedule 2 thereto, and which is exempt from customs duty by virtue of the...
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