
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 14th December 1998.
2 
In regulation 31 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, after paragraph (5) there shall be added—“
(6) Where the Department has revoked a person’s licence or test certificate under Article 5 of, or Schedule 1 to, the Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 he shall not be exempt from the requirement to pass a theory test in respect of any class of motor vehicle by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this regulation until the day following the date on which he passes a relevant driving test within the meaning of Article 6(2) of, or paragraph 6 or 9 of Schedule 1 to, that Order.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on
J. Ritchie
Assistant Secretary
2nd November 1998.