Section 102A — Road Traffic Act 1988: Disqualification while disqualified in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar

Disqualification while disqualified in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar 102A 1 A person is disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle of any class so long as he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Great Britain.

2 For the purposes of this section a person is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Great Britain if, in respect of any offence—

a a court in Northern Ireland disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a Northern Ireland licence, b a court in the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a British external licence, or c a court in Gibraltar disqualifies him for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under the law of Gibraltar.

3 A certificate signed by the Secretary of State which states, in respect of a person, any matter relating to the question whether he is subject to a relevant disqualification imposed outside Great Britain shall be evidence (in Scotland, sufficient evidence) of the matter so stated.

4 A certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.