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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th April, 2022.
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I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 23A of the
Road Traffic Act 1961
(No. 24 of 1961), hereby order as follows:
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1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences) (Ukraine) Order 2022.
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2. In this Order –
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“Category B” has the same meaning as it has in Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 2006;
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“Regulations of 2006” means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 (
S.I. No. 537 of 2006
).
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3. It is declared that a licence or permit permitting a person, to whom
section 60
of the
International Protection Act 2015
(No. 66 of 2015) applies, to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a licence or permit issued to the person to enable that person to learn or provisionally to drive such a vehicle, issued by the competent authority of Ukraine in a category which corresponds to category B in the Table to Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 2006, is recognised for the purpose of exchange of that licence or permit for a driving licence.
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4. Notwithstanding Regulation 10(2) of the Regulations of 2006, a driving licence granted in exchange for a licence or permit specified in Article 3 shall be so granted for a period of 12 months beginning on the day on which the licence is granted.
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5. Regulation 41(8) of the Regulations of 2006 does not apply to the exchange of a licence or permit specified in Article 3.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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22 April, 2022.
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EAMON RYAN,
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Minister for Transport.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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This Order provides for a driving licence issued by the licensing authority of Ukraine to be exchanged for an Irish driving licence to drive a car (category B only) for a period of 12 months.
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