Section 109B — Road Traffic Act 1988: Revocation of authorisation conferred by Northern Ireland licence because of disability or prospective disability

Revocation of authorisation conferred by Northern Ireland licence because of disability or prospective disability 109B 1 If the Secretary of State is at any time satisfied on inquiry—

a that a Northern Ireland licence holder is suffering from a relevant disability, and b that he would be required by virtue of section 92(3) of this Act to refuse an application made by the holder at that time for a licence authorising him to drive a vehicle of the class in respect of which his Northern Ireland licence was issued or a class corresponding to that class, he may serve notice in writing requiring the licence holder to deliver immediately to the Secretary of State his Northern Ireland licence ....

2 If the Secretary of State is satisfied on inquiry that a Northern Ireland licence holder is suffering from a prospective disability, he may—

a serve notice in writing on the Northern Ireland licence holder requiring him to deliver immediately to the Secretary of State his Northern Ireland licence ..., and b on receipt of the Northern Ireland licence ... and of an application made for the purposes of this subsection, grant to the Northern Ireland licence holder, free of charge, a licence for a period determined by the Secretary of State under section 99(1)(b) of this Act.

3 The Secretary of State may require a person to provide—

a evidence of his name, address, sex and date and place of birth, and b a photograph which is a current likeness of him, before granting a licence to him on an application for the purposes of subsection (2) above.

4 A person who—

a is required under, or by virtue of, this section to deliver to the Secretary of State his Northern Ireland licence ..., but b without reasonable excuse, fails to do so, is guilty of an offence. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 Where a Northern Ireland licence holder is served with a notice in pursuance of this section, he shall cease to be authorised by virtue of section 109(1) of this Act to drive in Great Britain a motor vehicle of any class from such date as may be specified in the notice, not being earlier than the date of service of the notice.

7 Where a Northern Ireland licence is delivered to the Secretary of State in pursuance of this section, he must—

a send the licence and its Northern Ireland counterpart to the licensing authority in Northern Ireland, and b explain to them his reasons for so doing.