Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023

PART 10

Amendment of Act of 2014

Amendment of Act of 2014

14. The Act of 2014 is amended—

(a) in section 3(2)(a), by the substitution of “pursuant to Part III of the Principal Act, section 3 of the Act of 2002, section 29 of the Act of 2010 or section 40 of the Act of 2016” for “pursuant to Part III of the Principal Act or section 9 of the Act of 2002”,

(b) in section 4—

(i) in subsection (1)(a), by the substitution of “there is displayed in the prescribed form and manner on a tabard worn over the person’s outside clothing the letter ‘N’,” for “there is displayed on a yellow fluorescent tabard worn over the person’s outside clothing the letter “N”, not less than 15 centimetres high in red on a white background,”, and

(ii) in subsection (1)(b), by the substitution of “there are displayed in the prescribed form and manner on the vehicle rectangular plates or signs bearing the letter ‘N’,” for “there are displayed on the vehicle rectangular plates or signs bearing the letter “N”, not less than 15 centimetres high in red on a white ground,”,

(c) in section 5(1)—

(i) by the insertion of “or intermediary with specific sanction from a vehicle insurer to conclude insurance contracts on its behalf” after “vehicle insurer”,

(ii) by the substitution of “processing” for “renewing”,

(iii) by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (a) and (b):

“(a) have access to, inspect and examine endorsements and disqualifications for holding a driving licence on the entry (within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Act of 2002) relating to a person,

(b) have access to and verify the driver number of a driver on the entry, and

(c) be supplied with such copies of an entry or extracts from an entry as the vehicle insurer may reasonably require.”,

and

(iv) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) In this section ‘processing’, in relation to an approved policy of insurance, means the general administration, including the issue, amendment or renewal of the policy.”.