
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2004.
2 
For Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 there shall be substituted –“
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 10

(1) (2)
Description of licence and circumstances of application Fee payable

1 
A first licence. £38

2 
A provisional licence granted following the revocation of a licence under Article 5(1) of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998. £38

3 
A full Group 1 licence issued in exchange for a first licence or a provisional licence granted following revocation of a licence under the Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, where the licence submitted for exchange was issued pursuant to an application made before 1st July 2004. £18

4 
A full licence granted in exchange for a full Great Britain licence which was granted under section 88 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 or section 97 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Nil

5 
A full licence granted in exchange for a full Community licence or an exchangeable licence. £38

6 
A full Group 1 licence, other than a licence falling in paragraph 3 of this Table, where the applicant has previously been granted a provisional licence. Nil

7 
A renewal licence to remain in force for a period of 10 years under Article 15(1)(a) of the Order. £19

8 
A renewal licence to remain in force for a period mentioned in Article 15(1)(b) of the Order, i.e. for a period ending on the applicant’s seventieth birthday or for 3 years, whichever is the longer. £19

9 
A renewal licence to remain in force for a period mentioned in Article 15(1)(c), 15(2)(d) or 15C(2)(b) of the Order, i.e. granted to an applicant suffering from a relevant or prospective disability. Nil

10 
A renewal licence where the applicant is aged 70 years or over. Nil

11 
A licence granted under Article 15(8) of the Order (issue of a new licence in certain circumstances on surrender of a licence (unless no fee is payable)). £19

12 
A provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category C. Nil

13 
A provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category D. Nil

14 
A full Group 2 licence. Nil

15 
A full Group 2 licence granted following the addition of category E entitlement. Nil

16 
A first full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category C where the applicant has previously been granted a provisional licence for that category. Nil

17 
A first full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category D where the applicant has previously been granted a provisional licence for that category. Nil

18 
A licence granted by way of replacement of a lost or defaced licence. £19

19 
A full licence granted upon the expiry of a period of disqualification ordered by a court under Article 35 or Article 40 of the Offenders Order – 

(a) in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 52 for the purposes of Article 11(5) of the Order; or £75

(b) otherwise than in those circumstances,
and in this paragraph the reference to a period of disqualification imposed by a court under Article 35 of the Offenders Order includes a period of disqualification reduced by an order of the court under Article 36 of that Order. £50

20 
A licence issued under regulation 9A (licences to drive vehicles in another category) or Article 50(3) of the Offenders Order (licence issued free from endorsement on surrender of a current licence). £19

21 
Except if it is a first licence, a provisional licence granted first upon the expiry of a period of disqualification ordered by a court under Article 41 of the Offenders Order whether or not the court also made an order under Article 35 or 40 of that Order – 

(a) in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 52 for the purposes of Article 11(5) of the Order; or £75

(b) otherwise than in those circumstances. £50

22 
A provisional Group 2 licence granted to a person who has been disqualified under Article 74 of the Order. £50

23 
A licence granted following disqualification ordered by a court under Article 37A of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991. £50In this Schedule –
 “first licence” means a licence (other than a licence falling in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the table) granted to a person who has not previously held a licence granted under Article 13 of the Order;
 “renewal licence” means a licence granted upon expiry of a previous licence; and
 “Group 1 licence” and “Group 2 licence” have the meanings respectively given in regulation 48.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 1st June 2004.
Wesley Shannon
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment
The Department of Finance and Personnel approves these Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 1st June 2004.
Michael Brennan
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
