S.I. No. 285/1989 - Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1989

( a ) within five days of the day on which the order would have come into operation if there had been no postponement, be delivered by the disqualified person to the officer of the court which made the order in a case where an appeal had not been lodged or to the officer of the appellate court in any other case and that officer shall endorse it and return it to the disqualified person, and

( b ) within five days of the coming into operation of the order be delivered by the disqualified person to the officer of the court which made the order in a case where an appeal had not been lodged or to the officer of the appellate court in any other case and that officer shall send it to the licensing authority which granted it.

• (5) Where an ancillary disqualification order is made by an appellate court in respect of a conviction in relation to which an ancillary disqualification order was not made by the court from which the appeal is taken, the driving licence (if any) of the disqualified person shall—

( a ) where the operation of the order is not postponed under paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 30 of the Act for a period of more than five days, be delivered by the disqualified person to the officer of the appellate court within five days of the coming into operation of the order and that officer shall endorse it and send it to the licensing authority which granted it, or

( b ) where the operation of the order has been postponed under paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 30 of the Act for a period of more than five days, be delivered by the disqualified person to the officer of the appellate court within five days of the making of the order and that officer shall endorse it and return it to the disqualified person, and

( c ) where the driving licence has been endorsed under paragraph (b) of this sub-article, be delivered by the disqualified person to the officer of the appellate court within five days of the coming into operation of the order and that officer shall send it to the licensing authority which granted it.

47 Where special disqualification order is made.

47.

47. (1) This article applies where a special disqualification order is made under the Act.

• (2) Unless the operation of the special disqualification order is suspended pending an appeal, the driving licence of the disqualified person shall, within five days after the making of the special disqualification order, be delivered by the disqualified person to the District Court clerk.

• (3) Where the driving licence has been delivered to the District Court clerk pursuant to sub-article (2) of this article the District Court clerk shall retain it until the period for lodging a notice of appeal has expired or until notice of appeal is lodged, and—

( a ) where no notice of appeal is lodged within such period, he shall endorse the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority which granted it,

( b ) where a notice of appeal is lodged within such period, he shall send the driving licence to the registrar of the Circuit Court.

• (4) Where a special disqualification order has been suspended pending an appeal and notice of appeal has been lodged—

( a ) if notice of withdrawal of the appeal is subsequently given the driving licence of the disqualified person shall, within five days after the day of lodgment of the notice of the withdrawal of the appeal, be delivered by the disqualified person to the registrar of the Circuit Court who shall endorse it and send it to the licensing authority which granted it,

( b ) if the appeal is heard and the special disqualification is annulled and a new special disqualification order is made by the Circuit Court the driving licence (if any) of the disqualified person shall, within five days after the making of the order of the Circuit Court, be delivered by the disqualified person to the registrar of the Circuit Court who shall endorse it and send it to the licensing authority which granted it.

• (5) Where a special disqualification order has not been suspended pending an appeal and notice of appeal has been lodged—

( a ) if notice of withdrawal of the appeal is given the registrar of the Circuit Court shall endorse the driving licence of the disqualified person and send it to the licensing authority which granted it,

( b ) if the appeal is heard and the special disqualification order is annulled the registrar of the Circuit Court shall cancel any endorsement made under subsection (4) of section 36 of the Act as a result of such special disqualification order and return the driving licence to the licensee,

( c ) if the appeal is heard and the special disqualification order is annulled and a new order made by the Circuit Court the registrar of the Circuit Court shall endorse the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority which granted it.

48 Where order for endorsement in case of conviction is made.

48.

48. (1) Where an order under subsection (1) or paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 36 of the Act is made in relation to a person who is the holder of a driving licence, the licence shall, within five days after the making of the order, be delivered by the licensee to the officer of the court which made the order, who shall endorse it and return it to the licensee.

• (2) Where an order under subsection (1) of section 36 of the Act is annulled on appeal in the case of a person who is the holder of a driving licence the officer of the appellate court, shall, on delivery to him of the driving licence, note thereon the annulment.

49 Where disqualification is removed.

49.

49. (1) Where a disqualification under a consequential disqualification order or under an ancillary disqualification order is removed by an order under subsection (1) of section 29 of the Act the officer of the court which made the order for the removal of the disqualification shall, on delivery to him of the driving licence of the person in respect of whom the order was made, endorse the driving licence and—

( a ) in a case in which the specified date for the removal of the disqualification has passed, shall return the driving licence to the licensee,

( b ) in a case in which the said date has not passed, shall send the driving licence to the licensing authority which granted it.

• (2) Where, on appeal under subsection (6) of section 29 of the Act, the appellate court either removes a disqualification under a consequential disqualification order or under an ancillary disqualification order or varies the date as from which such a disqualification is removed the officer of the appellate court shall, on delivery to him of the driving licence of the person in respect of whom the disqualification order was made, endorse the driving licence, and—

( a ) in a case in which the specified date for the removal of the disqualification has passed, shall return the driving licence to the licensee,

( b ) in a case in which the said date has not passed, shall send the driving licence to the licensing authority which granted it.

50 Delivery of licence in certain cases.

50.

50. (1) Where—

( a ) a person required under the provisions of these Regulations to deliver a driving licence to an officer of a court was, owing to the destruction or loss of the driving licence or for any other reason, unable to deliver it, or

( b ) a person would have been so required to deliver a driving licence to an officer of a court if he had been the holder of a driving licence,

such person shall deliver the first driving licence obtained thereafter by him, within five days after obtaining it, to the officer of the court who shall endorse it and where a consequential or ancillary disqualification order is not then in operation, return it to the licensee or, where such an order is in operation, send it to the licensing authority which granted it.

• (2) Where a licensing authority granting a driving licence is aware that the driving licence is required to be delivered pursuant to sub-article (1) of this article, a note of the requirement shall be attached by the licensing authority to the driving licence.

51 Notification of making or orders.

51.

51. (1) Where—

( a ) an order is made by a court under section 36 of the Act directing the endorsement on a driving licence of a conviction or of a disqualification order or of both a conviction and a disqualification order or of the removal of a disqualification,

( b ) an order is made by a court confirming, annulling or varying an order referred to at paragraph (a), or

( c ) an order for the suspension of the operation of a special disqualification order is made by a court under paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 30 of the Act,

the officer of the court which makes the order shall notify the Minister and the licensing authority which granted the driving licence or (if there is no driving licence) the licensing authority for the area in which the person concerned ordinarily resides, of particulars of the order.

• (2) In this article "disqualification order" means a consequential disqualification order, and ancillary disqualification order or a special disqualification order.

52 Retention of licence by licensing authority.

52.

52. Where a driving licence is sent pursuant to this Part of these Regulations to a licensing authority, such authority shall retain the driving licence until the expiration of the period of disqualification or until the removal of the disqualification and shall, unless the driving licence shall have been returned to the licensee by the court, return it to the licensee.

53 Penal regulations.

53.

53. The requirements in this Part of these Regulations that the driving licence of a disqualified person or of a person in relation to whom an order under subsection (1) or paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 36 of the Act has been made shall be delivered by the disqualified person or by the person in relation to whom an order as aforesaid has been made to the officer of a court shall be penal regulations.

54 Duplicate licences in certain cases.

54.

54. (1) Where a driving licence which has been granted in respect of more than one category of vehicle is sent pursuant to this Part of these Regulations to a licensing authority in a case where the licensee is declared to be disqualified for holding a driving licence in respect of one or some but not all of such categories of vehicles the licensing authority shall issue to the licensee a duplicate driving licence in respect of the category or categories for which the licensee is not disqualified for holding a driving licence.

• (2)
• (a) A duplicate driving licence issued pursuant to this article shall be returned by the licensee to the licensing authority where the driving licence sent to the licensing authority is returned pursuant to this Part of these Regulations by the licensing authority to the licensee.

( b ) This sub-article shall be a penal regulation.

PART VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

55 Wearing of corrective lenses.

55.

55. (1) Where an application for a driving licence or a provisional licence is duly made to a licensing authority and the application is required under sub-article (1) of article 42 of these Regulations to be accompanied by a medical report and such report states that the holder must wear corrective lenses while driving a vehicle, the licensing authority shall, when granting such licence, impress the words "must wear corrective lenses" in black ink on the scheduled form.

• (2) Where an application for a driving licence is duly made to a licensing authority and the application is required to be accompanied by a certificate of competency under article 29 of these Regulations and the words "must wear corrective lenses" are impressed in black ink on such certificate, the licensing authority shall, when granting such licence, impress these words in black ink on the scheduled form.

• (3) The words "must wear corrective lenses" shall be impressed in black ink by the issuing authority on a certificate of competency in a case where a need to wear corrective lenses is indicated in relation to the applicant for the certificate of competency in a certificate of fitness required under section 33 (4) of the Act.

• (4) The words "must wear corrective lenses" shall be impressed in black ink on a certificate of fitness by the issuing authority in case where a need to wear corrective lenses is indicated in relation to the applicant for the certificate in a report provided in accordance with section 34 (3) of the Act.

• (5) Where a person holds or has held at any time a provisional licence or a driving licence on which the words "must wear corrective lenses" have been impressed, a licensing authority shall impress these words in the manner provided for under this article on any subsequent provisional licence or driving licence granted to him unless that person produces to the licensing authority with his application for such licence, a report from a registered ophthalmic optician or a registered medical practitioner so as to satisfy the licensing authority that the wearing of corrective lenses by the applicant while he is driving a vehicle is no longer required.

56 Adaptations to vehicle for disabled person.

56.

56. (1) Where a person who suffers from a physical disability undergoes a driving test in a vehicle which is adapted to meet the requirements of his disability the issuing authority shall impress the words "limited to vehicles adapted for disability of licensee" on a certificate of competence being issued as a consequence of that test.

• (2) A licensing authority shall impress the words "limited to vehicles adapted for disability of licensee" on a driving licence or provisional licence at the time of issue of the licence in any case where—

( a ) the applicant for the licence indicates that he suffers from a physical disability such that adaptations are required to a vehicle to suit his disability,

( b ) the application is accompanied by a certificate of competency on which those words were impresed in accordance with sub-article (1) of this article,

( c ) it appears to the licensing authority by reference to a medical report provided in accordance with article 42 of these Regulations that adaptations to a vehicle are required to suit a disablity of the applicant,

( d ) the application is accompanied by a licence (whether current or expired) on which those words were impressed in accordance with this article,

( e ) the application is accompanied by a licence (whether current or expired) in respect of class F under the revoked Regulations or any licence or certificate of competency on which adaptations to a vehicle were noted under those Regulations, or

( f ) the application would apart from article 15 (7) or 22 (8) of these Regulations be accompanied by a licence of the type referred to at subparagraph (d) or (e) of this sub-article.

57 Exchange for third country licence.

57.

57. A licensing authority shall, when granting a driving licence, impress the words "third country exchange" on the licence in case where the application for the licence is accompanied by—

( a ) a driving licence issued by a competent authority of a State declared under article 29 (6) of these Regulations to be a recognised State, or

( b ) a driving licence which was issued by a competent authority of a Member State of the European Communities (other than the State) and which was issued in exchange for a driving licence issued by a competent authority in a state which is not a Member State of the European Communities

and shall impress after those words the name of the country in which the original licence was issued.

58 Photographs.

58.

58. (1) The photographs to accompany an application for a licence or a duplicate licence shall comply with the following conditions—

( a ) each of the photographs shall be signed on the back by the applicant,

( b ) each of the photographs shall, in the opinion of the licensing authority, provide an adequate facial likeness of the applicant for identification purposes, and

( c ) the photographs shall comply with any conditions specified by the Minister under sub-article (2) of this article.

• (2) The Minister may from time to time specify conditions as to the size, shape, type or other features of photographs required to accompany an application for a licence or duplicate licence under these Regulations.

59 Evidence of identity.

59.

59. A licensing authority may, in their absolute discretion, require an applicant for a driving licence or a provisional licence to provide evidence of identity and for this purpose may require an applicant for a licence to produce any one of the following documents:—

a passport; an employee or student identity card; a book issued in the State for payment of Social Welfare allowances, benefits or pensions; a medical card issued in the State; a free travel card issued in the State by the Department of Social Welfare; a travel document containing the name and photograph of the holder; a signing-on card (U.B.15 or U.A.22) issued in the State by the Department of Social Welfare; a Bank or Savings Bank book; a cheque book; a credit card; a credit union membership card; a birth certificate; a marriage certificate.

60 Revocations.

60.

60. The Regulations set out in the Seventh Schedule to these Regulations are hereby revoked.

61 Transitional and saving provisions.

61.

61. (1) A class of vehicles under the revoked Regulations set out in column 1 of the following Table shall for the purposes of these Regulations be the equivalent class to the category or categories of vehicles set out in column 2 of the Table opposite the mention of that class in column 1 of the Table.

TABLE

Column 1	Column 1	Column 2
Classes	Classes	Categories
A	(limited to vehicles not exceeding 50 c.c. in cylinder capacity)	A1
A		A
B		W
C		B, C1, EB, and EC1
D	limited to vehicles not exceeding 3½ tons in weightunladen	C1, D1, EC1 and ED1
D	limited to a minibus	D1 and ED1
D		C, D, EC and ED
E	limited to a minibus	D1 and ED1
E	limited to a schoolbus	D and ED
E		C, D, EC and ED
F		A, B, C1, EB, EC1, and W
G		A
H		C, D, EC and ED

• (2) References in these Regulations to a category of vehicles shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as including references to the equivalent class of vehicles in accordance with this article save, however, that a certificate of fitness in relation to class C under the revoked Regulations shall not be regarded as a certificate of fitness in relation to category C1.

• (3) The revocations effected by article 60 of these Regulations shall not affect the validity of any order made, certificate issued, disqualification or endorsement applied, licence granted on any other thing done under the revoked Regulations and any such application, order, certificate, disqualification, endorsement, licence or thing shall continue in force and have effect in accordance with its terms.

• (4) A licence granted under the revoked Regulations shall, without prejudice to the generality of sub-article (3) of this article, license the driving of vehicles—

( a ) in category A1 where the licence relates to class A limited to vehicles not exceeding 50 cubic centimetres in cylinder capacity,

( b ) in categories C, D, EC and ED where the licence relates without limitation to class D, E or H,

( c ) in categories D and ED where the licence relates to class E limited to a schoolbus,

( d ) with automatic transmission in categories C, D, EC and ED where the licence relates to vehicles with automatic transmission in class D, E or H,

( e ) with automatic transmission in categories D and ED where the licence relates to vehicles with automatic transmission in class E limited to a schoolbus.

• (5) Article 8 of these Regulations shall not operate to disqualify a person for holding or applying for a driving licence or a provisional licence in respect of vehicles in—

( a ) category A where the person holds or held a driving licence or a provisional licence in relation to vehicles in class G under the revoked Regulations but a licence granted in respect of category A shall not licence the driving of a motorcycle with a cylinder capacity in excess of 150 cubic centimetres unless the holder of the licence has attained the age of 18 years,

( b ) category D1, D, ED1 or ED if the person holds or held either a driving licence or a provisional licence in respect of vehicles of class D, E or H under the revoked Regulations.

• (6) The condition at paragraph (b) IV of Article 19 (4) of these regulations shall not apply in relation to the change of vehicles for category B, C1, EB, EC1 for the period of one year immediately following the coming into operation of this article to a person who held a provisional licence in relation to class C under the revoked regulations prior to 12th day of August, 1985.

• (7) A licence granted under these Regulations in relation to category B or D1 shall license the driving of vehicles to which it relates and, for the period of three years following the coming into operation of these Regulations, shall also license the driving of vehicles in—

( a ) class C under the revoked Regulations where the licence relates to category B,

( b ) category D with passenger accommodation for not more than 18 persons where the licence relates to category D1.

• (8) Part V of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1964 shall continue to apply to an application for a certificate of fitness which is received by the Minister prior to the coming into operation of Part V of these Regulations and any such application shall be determined by the Minister as if these Regulations had not been made save that a certificate of fitness may be issued to a person where it appears to the Minister that the person meets the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness specified in the Sixth Schedule to these Regulations.

• (9) Article 39 (2) of these Regulations shall not apply so as to disqualify a person from making a further application for a certificate of fitness within the period of six months after the coming into operation of Part V of these Regulations where an application made by that person under the revoked Regulations was refused.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Articles 3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 36, 37 and 39

Schedule forms

Form D.102 — Certificate of competency.

Form D.301 — Driving Licence.

Form D.302 — Provisional Licence.

Form D.305 — Application for a driving licence.

Form D.311 — Application for a provisional licence.

Form D.401 — Application for a certificate of competency.

Form D.501 — Medical report.

Form D.502 — Application for a certificate of fitness.

Form D.508 — Certificate of fitness.

Form D.509 — Eyesight report.

Form D.800 — Application for duplicate driving licence or duplicate provisional licence.

Form D.900 — Declaration of validity of recognised driving licence.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Articles 9, 15, 22, 42.

Disqualifying diseases or disabilities

Dependence of psycho-active drugs.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Articles 15, 22, 42.

Diseases or disabilities where a medical report is required

Alcoholism.

Any physical disablement which is likely to affect ability to drive safely.

Cardiovascular diseases.

Diplopia, defective binocular vision or loss of visual field.

Diabetes.

Epilepsy.

Encephalitis, multiple scelrosis, myasthenia gravis or hereditary diseases of the nervous system associated with progressive muscular atrophy and congenital myotonic disorders.

Diseases of the peripheral nervous system.

Trauma of the central or peripheral nervous system.

Cerebrovascular diseases.

Lesion with damage to spinal cord and resultant paraplegia.

Mental disturbance due to disease or trauma of, or operation upon the central nervous system.

Severe mental retardation.

Psychosis.

Psychoneurosis or personality disorders.

Serious diseases of the blood.

Any disease of the genito-urinary system which is likely to affect ability to drive safely.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Article 28.

Driving operations to be carried out during driving test

• (i) Starting and stopping the engine.

• (ii) Moving off, (straight ahead and at an angle) on uphill and downhill slopes.

• (iii) Meeting, moving with and overtaking other traffic.

• (iv) Taking left and right hand turnings and crossing intersections.

• (v) Stopping the vehicle at various speeds including an emergency stop.

• (vi) Parking the vehicle (other than a motorcycle) on uphill and downhill slopes, and oblique parking.

• (vii) Causing the vehicle to face in the opposite direction using the steering, gears and brakes.

• (viii) Reversing a vehicle (other than a motorcycle) in a straight line and around corners.

• (ix) Giving signals, by hand or by the use of direction indicators, of intended actions.

• (x) Complying with signals for the control of traffic and taking appropriate action on meeting traffic signs and other authorised signs.

• (xi) In the case of a motorcycle, driving the vehicle at slow speed.

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Eyesight standards

Article 42.

( a ) The person shall have a visual acuity (with corrective lenses, where necessary) of

—not less than 0.4 (6/15) in one eye; or

—not less than 0.5 (6/12) in both eyes together.

( b ) The person shall not suffer from a loss of more than 20 degrees in the temporal part of his field of vision.

( c ) A person with sight in one eye only shall have a visual acuity (with corrective lenses, where necessary) of at least 0.6 (6/10), an unrestricted field of vision in the eye concerned and the monocular vision must have existed for sufficient time to allow adaptation.

SIXTH SCHEDULE

Articles 35 and 42.

Aspects and standards of physical and mental fitness

Part I Eyesight

( a ) the person shall have a visual acuity (with corrective lenses, where necessary) of

—not less than 0.4 (6/15) in one eye; or

—not less than 0.5 (6/12) in both eyes together.

( b ) the person shall not suffer from a loss of more than 20 degrees in the temporal part of his field of vision;

( c ) a person with sight in one eye only shall have a visual acuity (with corrective lenses, where necessary) of at least 0.6 (6/10), an unrestricted field of vision in the eye concerned and the monocular vision must have existed for sufficient time to allow adaptation.

( a ) the person shall have binocular vision with a visual acuity (with corrective lenses, where necessary) of at least 0.75 (6/8) in the better eye and of at least 0.5 (6/12) in the worse eye; if corrective lenses are used, the uncorrected vision must be not less than 0.1 (6/60) and the correction must be tolerated; fitness to drive shall not be certified if, on examination, it is found that the applicant has a restricted field of vision, diplopia or defective binocular vision;

( b ) the use of contact lenses may be permitted if approved by the registered medical practitioner.

Part II Other Aspects of Physical and Mental Fitness

• (1) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of any category the medical examination shall take account of the following aspects of his physical and mental condition:

ear conditions (vertigo and labyrinthine conditions),

general physique and physical disabilities,

condition of cardiovascular system,

condition of haemopoietic system,

condition of endocrine system,

condition of respiratory system,

condition of gastro-intestinal system,

condition of genito-urinary system,

condition of nervous system,

condition of mental system,

in so far as any condition or abnormality in any one or more of these aspects would affect his fitness to drive safely vehicles of that category having regard to—

( a ) his ability, physically and mentally, to operate efficiently and safely the controls of the vehicles and to continue so to operate the controls over a reasonable period,

( b ) his susceptibility to sudden incapacity, such as loss or consciousness, fainting or giddiness, which might affect his ability to operate the controls of the vehicle so as to bring the vehicle to stop safely, and

( c ) his susceptibility to fatigue such that his ability to operate the controls of the vehicle might be seriously impaired.

• (2) Fitness to drive shall not be certified in the case of an applicant to drive a vehicle of any category who suffers from any condition or abnormality in any one or more of the aspects of his physical and mental conditions set out in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph to such extent that the driving by the applicant of the vehicle to which the application relates would be a danger to the applicant or other road users.

• (3) Special attention shall be paid to the additional risks and dangers involved in driving vehicles of category C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 or ED.

In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive vehicles of category C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 or ED, the medical examination shall cover the full range of body movements — strength, control and co-ordination — and in particular, movements of the upper and lower limbs. Fitness to drive shall not be certified if the applicant has any disablement which is likely to prevent the proper and safe control of such vehicles.

In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of category C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 or ED, fitness to drive shall not be certified if his hearing is so deficient that it interferes with the proper discharge of his duties as a driver.

In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive vehicles of category C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 or ED who suffers from cardiovascular diseases, the medical examination shall take due account of the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of such vehicles.

• (1) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive vehicles of category A1, A, B, EB or W who suffers from diabetes, fitness to drive may be certified for a limited period only so as to ensure that the applicant remains under medical supervision. Fitness to drive shall not, however, be certified where the applicant is affected by ocular, nervous or cardiovascular complications or uncompensated acidosis.

• (2) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive vehicles of category C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 or ED who suffers from diabetes, fitness to drive shall not be certified if the applicant needs insulin treatment.

• (3) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive vehicles of any category, fitness to drive snail not be certified where the applicant suffers from a severe endocrine disorder, other than diabetes, to such extent that the driving by the applicant of the vehicles to which the application relates would be a danger to the applicant or other road users.

• (1) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of any category who suffers from—

( a ) encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis or hereditary diseases of the nervous system associated with progressive muscular atrophy and congenital myotonic disorders.

( b ) diseases of the peripheral nervous system, or

( c ) trauma of the central or peripheral nervous system,

fitness to drive shall be certified for a limited period only so as to ensure that the applicant remains under medical supervision.

• (2) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of any category who suffers, or has suffered in the past, from epilepsy, fitness to drive:—

( a ) may be certified for a limited period in relation to vehicles of category A1, A, B, EB or W where the applicant has not suffered an epileptic attack during the pervious two years,

( b ) shall not be certified in relation to vehicles of category C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 or ED.

• (3) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of category A1, A, B, EB or W who suffers from a cerebrovascular disease, fitness to drive may be certified—

( a ) provided that, where necessary, the controls of the vehicle to be driven are suitably rearranged or modified or a suitable special type of vehicle is used, and

( b ) for a limited period only so as to ensure that the applicant remains under medical supervision.

• (4) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of category A1, A, B, EB or W who has suffered a lesion with damge to the spinal cord and resultant paraplegia, fitness to drive may be certified subject to the vehicle to be driven being fitted with special controls.

• (5) In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of category C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 or ED, fitness to drive shall not be certified where the applicant suffers or has at any time suffered from a cerebrovascular disease or a lesion with damage to the spinal cord and resultant paraplegia.

In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of any category, the medical examination shall take due account of—

( a ) mental disturbance due to disease or trauma of, or operation upon the central nervous system,

( b ) severe mental retardation.

( c ) psychosis, which in particular has caused general paralysis, or

( c ) psychoneurosis or personality disorders.

In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of any category who suffers from or has suffered in the past from alcoholism, fitness to drive may be certified for a limited period only so as to ensure that the applicant remains under medical supervision.

In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of any category, due account shall be taken of the potential effects on the applicant's ability to drive safely where drugs or medicaments are taken by him on a regular basis. Fitness to drive shall not be certified if the applicant is dependent on psycho-active drugs.

In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of any category, special attention shall be paid to serious diseases of the blood.

In the case of an applicant for a licence to drive a vehicle of any category, fitness to drive shall not be certified where the applicant suffers from severe renal deficiency to such extent that the driving by the applicant of vehicles of the category to which the application relates would be a danger to the applicant or to other road users.

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

Article 61.

Regulations Revoked

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1964 ( S.I. No. 29 of 1964 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 47 of 1966 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 24 of 1967 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 113 of 1967 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 140 of 1969 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973 ( S.I. No. 120 of 1973 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1974 ( S.I. No. 295 of 1974 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1975 ( S.I. No. 277 of 1975 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 337 of 1979 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 342 of 1979 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1980 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 334 of 1980 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 198 of 1981 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 276 of 1981 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 27 of 1982 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 49 of 1983 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 18 of 1984 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 233 of 1984 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 20 of 1985 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 254 of 1985 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 23 of 1986 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 340 of 1986 )

Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987 ( S.I. No. 236 of 1987 )

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment

this 7th day of November, 1989.

PADRAIG FLYNN,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations revoke and consolidate with amendments all Regulations made to date under Part III of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 in relation to the licensing of drivers (other than Regulations incorporated in the Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (International Circulation) Orders, 1961 to 1987).

The main amendments incorporated into these Regulations provide for:—

( a ) the reclassification of vehicles for driver licensing purposes to comply with Directive 80/1263/EEC on the introduction of a European Communities model driving licence,

( b ) the revision of the format of driver licences,

( c ) the extension of the maximum period of validity of a driving licence from three years to ten years,

( d ) the submission of a medical report, where required, direct to a local licensing authority with an application for a licence,

( e ) the revision in certain respects of the physical and mental fitness criteria for driver licensing purposes.