Motor Vehicles
(International Circulation) (Jersey) Regulations 1958[1]
A1 Interpretation[2]
(1) In
these Regulations –
“Convention of
1926” means the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic,
signed at Paris on 24th April 1926;
“Convention of
1949” means the Convention on Road Traffic, opened for signature at
Geneva on 19th September 1949;
“Convention of
1968” means the Convention on Road Traffic, done at Vienna on 8th
November 1968;
“form A”
means the form headed “A” in Schedule 1;
“form B”
means the form headed “B” in Schedule 1;
“Minister” means
the Minister for Infrastructure;
“Vienna form”
means a form complying with the requirements of Annex 7 to the Convention
of 1968.
(2) A
reference in these Regulations to any of the Conventions of 1926, 1949 and 1968
is to be read as a reference to that Convention as amended from time to time.
1 Documents
for drivers and vehicles going abroad
(1) The
Minister may issue for use outside Jersey a driving permit, in each or any of
form A, form B and the Vienna form, to a person who has attained the
age of 18 years and satisfies the Minister –
(a) that the
person is competent to drive motor vehicles of the classes or descriptions for
which the permit is to be issued; and
(b) that
the person is resident in Jersey:
Provided that a permit in
form A which is restricted to motor cycles or invalid carriages may be issued
to a person under 18 years of age.[3]
(1A) The
period of validity of a driving permit in the Vienna form, issued by the
Minister, is until whichever is earlier of –
(a) the
date that is 3 years after the date of issue of the permit; and
(b) the
date of expiry of the holder’s Jersey driving licence.[4]
(2) The
Minister may issue for use outside Jersey a document in form D in Schedule 1
to these Regulations for any motor vehicle registered under the Motor
Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993.[5]
(3) The
Minister may issue for use outside Jersey with any such motor vehicle or any
trailer a document certifying –
(a) the
weight of the maximum load which the vehicle is to be permitted to carry; and
(b) the
permissible maximum weight, that is to say, the weight of the vehicle when
ready for the road and carrying the maximum load so specified.
(4) The
Minister may assign to any trailer an identification mark to be carried on the
trailer outside Jersey.
(5) The
Minister may assign to a motor vehicle to which the Decision of 1957 of
the Council of the Organisation for European Economic Co-Operation applies, an
identification mark in the form of such a trade plate as may be required to be
carried on such a vehicle under the provisions of Section 1 of the Regulation
attached to that Decision.
In this paragraph, the
“Decision of 1957 of the Council of the Organisation for European
Economic Co-Operation” means the decision of the Council of the
Organisation for European Economic Co-Operation concerning the International
Circulation of Hired Private Road Motor Vehicles, adopted by that Council at
its 369th Meeting, in June, 1957.[6]
(6) The
Minister may charge a fee for any document issued under this Regulation or for
the assignment of any identification mark under this Regulation and the fee
shall be of the amount specified in relation thereto in Schedule 2.
(7) The
Minister may for the purpose of its functions under this Regulation carry out
examinations of vehicles.[7]
(8) The
Minister may delegate his or her functions to issue driving permits under paragraph (1)
(and the power to charge a fee under paragraph (6) in respect thereof) to
the Connétable of the parish in which the person to whom the permit is
to be issued resides.[8]
2 Visitors’
driving permits [9]
(1) Subject
to the provisions of this Regulation, it shall be lawful for a person resident
outside Jersey who is temporarily in Jersey and holds –
(a) a
Convention driving permit; or
(b) a
domestic driving permit issued in a country outside Jersey,
during a period of 12
months from the date of the person’s last entry into Jersey to drive, and
be employed in driving, in Jersey a motor vehicle of any class or description
which the person is authorized by that permit or that licence to drive,
notwithstanding that the person is not the holder of a licence within the
meaning of the Road
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956.[10]
(1A) Subject
to the provisions of this Regulation, it shall be lawful for a person
who –
(a) is a
member of a home force, within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Armed
Forces (Offences and Jurisdiction) (Jersey) Law 2017;
(b) is
posted by that force to Jersey, other than permanently; and
(c) holds
a domestic driving permit issued under the law of any jurisdiction in the
British Islands other than Jersey,
during the period of that
posting to drive, or to be employed by that force in driving, in Jersey a motor
vehicle of any class or description which the person is authorized by that
permit to drive, notwithstanding that the person is not the holder of a licence
within the meaning of the Road
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956.[11]
(2) Subject
to the provisions of this Regulation, it shall be lawful for a person resident
outside Jersey who is temporarily in Jersey and holds –
(a) a
Convention driving permit; or
(b) a
domestic driving permit issued in a country outside Jersey,
during a period of 12
months from the date of the person’s last entry into Jersey to drive, and
be employed in driving, in Jersey a public service vehicle brought temporarily
into Jersey which the person is authorized by that permit to drive,
notwithstanding that the person is not the holder of such a licence as is
required by Article 28 of the Motor
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935.
(3) Paragraphs (1)
and (2) are without prejudice to Article 20 of the Road
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956, except that –
(a) Article 20(6)
of that Law does not apply to a person driving under this Regulation a heavy
motor cycle brought temporarily into Jersey, if the person has attained the age
of 18 years; and
(b) Article 20
of that Law does not apply to a person driving, under paragraph (1A) of this
Regulation, a motor vehicle that is being used for the purposes of the force of
which that person is a member.[12]
(4) This
Regulation shall not authorize a person to drive a motor vehicle of any class
or description if, in consequence of a conviction or of the order of a court, the
person is disqualified for holding a driving licence under the Road
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956.
(5) The
Minister may by Order withdraw the right conferred by paragraph (1)(b) or
(2)(b), or both of those rights, either in the case of all domestic driving
permits, or in the case of domestic driving permits of a description specified
in the Order or held by persons of a description so specified.[13]
(6) In
this Regulation –
“Convention driving
permit” means a driving permit –
(a) in
the Vienna form, issued under the authority of a country, other than Jersey, that
is a party to the Convention of 1968 (regardless of whether it is also a
party to either or both of the Conventions of 1926 and 1949);
(b) in
form A, issued under the authority of a country, other than Jersey, that is
a party to the Convention of 1949 but not to the Convention of 1968
(regardless of whether it is also a party to the Convention of 1926); or
(c) in
form B, issued under the authority of a country, other than Jersey, that is
a party to the Convention of 1926 but not to either of the Conventions of 1949
and 1968;
“domestic driving
permit” in relation to a country outside Jersey means –
(a) a document issued under the law of that
country and authorizing the holder to drive motor vehicles, or a specified
class or description of motor vehicles, in that country;
(b)
(c) a provisional licence issued under section
88 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 of the United Kingdom, when accompanied by
a valid certificate issued pursuant to Regulations made under that Act to the
effect that the holder of a provisional licence has passed the test of
competence to drive vehicles of the class to which the provisional licence
relates,
but, except as
specifically provided for in paragraph (c), excludes any document or
permit which corresponds to a provisional licence within the meaning of the Road
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956.[14]
(7) The
provisions of this Regulation which authorize the holder of a permit or a
licence to drive a vehicle during a specified period shall not be construed as
authorizing the driving of a vehicle at a time when the permit or licence has
ceased to be valid.
3 Visitors’
driving permits Schedule
Schedule 3 to these Regulations
shall have effect as respects the driving permits referred to in Regulation 2.
4 Exemption
from registration, and documents for vehicles brought temporarily into Jersey[15]
(1) In
this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires –
“certificate of
insurance” has the same meaning as in the Motor
Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Jersey) Law 1948;
“date of importation”,
in relation to a vehicle, means the date on which the vehicle was last brought
into Jersey;
“Inspector”
means the Inspector of Motor Traffic appointed under Article 2 of the Motor
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935;
“insurance card”
has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicles (International Motor Insurance
Card) (Jersey) Order 1963;
“nationality sign”
means a sign complying with the provisions of –
(a) Annex
3 to the Convention of 1968;
(b) Annex
4 to the Convention of 1949; or
(c) Annex
C to the Convention of 1926,
and bearing the
distinctive letters specified in or under the Convention for the country under
the law of which the vehicle is registered;
“visitor’s
registration document” means –
(a) in
the case of a vehicle registered in a country outside Jersey, a registration
certificate issued under the law of any country in respect of which a nationality
sign has been assigned in, or notified to the Secretary General of the United
Nations under, the Convention of 1926, the Convention of 1949 or the
Convention of 1968 whether or not that country is a party to the said
Convention and containing a registration mark, the name or the trade mark of
the maker of the vehicle, the maker’s identification or serial number,
the date of its registration and the full name and permanent place of residence
of the applicant for the said certificate; or
(b) a
certificate in form D in Schedule 1 to these Regulations issued under the law
of a country outside Jersey which is a party to the Convention of 1926[16].
(2) Where
a vehicle registered in a country outside Jersey is brought temporarily into Jersey
by a person ordinarily resident outside Jersey, it shall be exempt from
registration under the Motor
Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993 for the period, not
exceeding one year following the date of importation, during which it is kept
by that person in Jersey.
(3) Where
a person brings a vehicle into Jersey and the vehicle is not registered under
the Motor
Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993, the person shall,
whenever so required by the Inspector or a police officer and at a place and
within a time then specified –
(a) furnish
the following particulars –
(i) the person’s
full name and the address at which the person is ordinarily resident,
(ii) the
person’s address in Jersey or, if none, the name and address in Jersey of
some person through whom the person may readily be contacted while in Jersey,
(iii) the
date of importation of the vehicle and its place of entry into Jersey,
(iv) the
purpose for which the vehicle was brought into Jersey, and
(v) the period during which
the person intends to keep the vehicle in Jersey;
(b) produce
for examination the following documents –
(i) a visitor’s
registration document in respect of the vehicle, and
(ii) either
a certificate of insurance or an insurance card which in either case refers to
insurance in respect of third-party risks then in force in relation to the use
of the vehicle by that person; and
(c) produce
for inspection the vehicle.
(4) Where
a vehicle is brought into Jersey and, pursuant to the exemption provided by paragraph (2)
of this Regulation, is not registered under the Motor
Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993, it shall for the
purpose of identification have fixed to it and display so as to be clearly
distinguishable –
(a) the
registration mark recorded in the visitor’s registration document in
respect of the vehicle as its registration mark:
Provided that where the
registration mark so recorded includes any letter which is not a Roman letter
or a numeral which is not an ordinary European numeral, the Inspector may, in
accordance with paragraph (6), assign to it an identification mark which
shall be displayed on the vehicle as provided in that paragraph; and
(b) a
nationality sign, which shall be displayed at the back of the vehicle.
(5) Where
a vehicle is brought temporarily into Jersey by a person ordinarily resident
outside Jersey from a country in which the vehicle is not under the law of that
country required to be registered, the Inspector may, in accordance with paragraph (6),
assign to it an identification mark which shall be displayed on the vehicle as
provided in that paragraph.
(6) Where,
pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5) the Inspector assigns to a vehicle an
identification mark –
(a) the
mark shall consist of the letter ‘E’ followed by a number;
(b) the
mark shall be borne on a plate or plates supplied by the Inspector and fixed to
the vehicle to which it has been assigned in the location or locations
prescribed under the Motor
Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993
for the display of the registration mark on a vehicle of similar type
registered under that Law;
(c) the
mark shall be so displayed as to be clearly distinguishable; and
(d) there
shall be paid to the Inspector on assignment of the mark a fee of £5, and
the Inspector may also require payment of a deposit of a sum not exceeding £5
refundable on the return to the Inspector of the plate or plates supplied by the
Inspector.
5 Public
service vehicles brought temporarily into Jersey[17]
The provisions of Article 6
of the Motor
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935 shall not
apply to single-decked public service vehicles brought into Jersey for the
purpose of carrying persons making only a temporary stay therein
which –
(a) do
not remain in Jersey for more than 3 months; and
(b) are
used only by persons temporarily visiting Jersey who were passengers in the
vehicle immediately before its entry into Jersey and will leave Jersey not
later than 3 months after such entry and by not more than 2 other persons who
are employed either to drive the vehicle or to act in the capacity of guide,
interpreter or organiser.
6 [18]
7 Application
of Interpretation Law
The mention of particular
matters in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to the general
application of Article 17 of the Interpretation
(Jersey) Law 1954.
8 Citation
These Regulations may be
cited as the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Jersey)
Regulations 1958.
SCHEDULE 1
(REGULATION 1)
A[19]
FORM OF INTERNATIONAL
DRIVING PERMIT UNDER CONVENTION OF 1949
Page 1
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* In a permit issued by
some other country the name of that country will appear instead and pages 1
and 2 will be drawn up in the language of that country.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland *
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International Motor Traffic
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INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMIT
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Convention on International Road Traffic
of 1949.
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Issued at
.................................................................
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Date
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Signature
or seal of issuing authority.
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Page 2
This permit is valid in
the territory of all the Contracting States, with the exception of the
territory of the Contracting State where issued, for the period of one year
from the date of issue, for the driving of vehicles included in the category or
categories mentioned on the last page of this permit.
List of Contracting States
(optional)
It is understood that
this permit shall in no way affect the obligation of the holder to conform
strictly to the laws and regulations relating to residence or to the exercise
of a profession which are in force in each country through which the holder
travels.
Form
of International Driving Permit
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PART 1
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Last
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Particulars
concerning the Driver:
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Surname
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1
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Other names*
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2
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Place of birth**
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2
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Date of birth***
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3
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Permanent place
of residence
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5
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Vehicles for
which the permit is valid:
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Motor cycles,
with or without a sidecar, invalid carriages and 3-wheeled motor vehicles
with an unladen weight not exceeding 400 kg (900 lbs.).
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A
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Motor vehicles
used for the transport of passengers and comprising, in addition to the
driver’s seat, at most 8
seats, or those used for the transport of goods and having a permissible
maximum weight not exceeding 3,500 kg (7,700 lbs.). Vehicles in this category
may be coupled with a light trailer.
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B
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Motor vehicles
used for the transport of goods and of which the permissible maximum weight
exceeds 3,500 kg (7,700 lbs.). Vehicles in this category may be coupled with
a light trailer.
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C
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Motor vehicles
used for the transport of passengers and comprising, in addition to the
driver’s seat, more than
8 seats. Vehicles in this category may be coupled with a light trailer.
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D
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Motor vehicles
of categories B, C or D, as authorized above, with other than a light
trailer.
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E
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“Permissible maximum weight” of a
vehicle means the weight of the vehicle and its maximum load when the vehicle
is ready for the road.
“Maximum load”
means the weight of the load declared permissible by the competent authority
of the country of registration of the vehicle.
“Light trailers”
shall be those of a permissible maximum weight not exceeding 750 kg (1,650
lbs.).
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EXCLUSION
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Holder of this
permit is deprived of the right to drive in (country) .....................................................................................
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Exclusions:
(countries I –VIII)
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by reason .....................................................
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Place
................................................
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Date
.................................................
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Signature
.........................................
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Should the above
space be already filled, use any other space provided for
“Exclusion”.
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The entire last page (Parts 1
and 2) shall be drawn up in French.
Additional pages shall repeat in other languages the text of Part 1
of the last page. They shall be drawn up in English, Russian, Chinese and
Spanish, and other languages may be added
under Convention of 1949
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Page
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PART 2
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1 ...................................................................................................................
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2
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3 ...................................................................................................................
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4
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5
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Signature of holder****
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EXCLUSIONS
(countries)
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I
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V
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II
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VI
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III ..............................................
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VII
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IV ..............................................
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VIII
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*
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Father’s or husband’s
name may be inserted.
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**
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If known.
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***
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Or approximate age on date of issue.
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****
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Or thumb impression.
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B [20]
FORM OF INTERNATIONAL
DRIVING PERMIT UNDER CONVENTION OF 1926
Page 1
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* In a permit issued by some other country the name
of that country will appear instead and the permit will be drawn up in the
language of that country
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United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland *
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International
Motor Traffic
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INTERNATIONAL
DRIVING PERMIT
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International
Convention of April 24th, 1926
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ISSUE OF PERMIT
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Issued at ................................................................................
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Date
.......................................................................................
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(Signature of issuing authority).
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Page 2
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** This should be a reference to the last page of
the permit.
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The present
permit is valid in the territory of all the under-mentioned Contracting
States for the period of one year from the date of issue for the driving of
vehicles included in the category or categories mentioned on p.**
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Here insert list of
Contracting States
It is understood that
this permit in no way diminishes the obligation of the holder to conform
strictly to the laws and regulations relating to residence or to the exercise
of a profession which are in force in each country through which the holder
travels.
Page 3
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PARTICULARS
CONCERNING THE DRIVER
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Surname
.................................................................................................(1)
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Other names ...........................................................................................(2)
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Place of birth
..........................................................................................(3)
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Date of birth
...........................................................................................(4)
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Home address
.........................................................................................(5)
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Form of International Driving Permit
under Convention of 1926
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Page 4
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(Name of
country)
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EXCLUSION
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M. (surname and
other names)
.................................................................. authorized
as above by the authority of (country)
....................................... is deprived of the right to drive in
(country) ............................................... by reason of
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Place .................................................................
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Date ..................................................................
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Signature ..........................................................
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Page 5 and following pages should repeat the
particulars given on page 3 translated into as many languages as may be
necessary to enable the International Permit to be used in all the
Contracting States mentioned on page 2.
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Here begin last page
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A (1)
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B (2)
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C (3)
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(1)
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A.–Motor
vehicles of which the laden weight does not exceed –
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3,500 kg
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(In all languages.)
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(2)
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B.–Motor
vehicles of which the laden weight exceeds –
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3,500 kg
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(In all languages.)
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(3)
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C.–Motor
cycles, with or without side-car.
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(In all languages.)
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(1) .......................................................................................................................
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(2)
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(3) .......................................................................................................................
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(4)
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(5) .......................................................................................................................
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D[21]
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FORM OF INTERNATIONAL
CERTIFICATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES UNDER CONVENTION OF 1926
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Page 1
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United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland *
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International
Motor Traffic
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INTERNATIONAL
CERTIFICATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
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International
Convention of April 24th, 1926.
____________
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ISSUE OF
CERTIFICATE
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Place
............................................................
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Date .............................................................
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Signature of issuing authority.
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* In a permit issued by some other country
the name of that country will appear instead and the permit will be drawn up
in the language of that country.
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Form of International
Certificate for motor vehicles under Convention of 1926
Page 2
This
certificate is valid, in the territory of all the undermentioned Contracting
States, for the period of one year from the date of issue.
Here insert list of Contracting States
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Page 3
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Owner
or
Holder
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Surname ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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1
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Other names ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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2
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Home address
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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3
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Class of vehicle ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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4
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Name of maker of
chassis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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5
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Type of
chassis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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6
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Serial number of
type or maker’s number
of chassis ... ... ... ... ...
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7
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Engine
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Number of
cylinders... ... .... ... ... ... ... ...
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8
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Engine
number ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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9
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Stroke ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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10
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Bore... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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11
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Horse-power ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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12
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Body
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Shape ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
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13
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Colour ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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Number of seats
... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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15
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Weight of car
unladen (in kg) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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16
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Weight of car
fully laden (in kg) if exceeding 3,500 kilos ... ... ...
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Identification
mark on the plates ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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18
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Additional pages should repeat the particulars on
page 3 translated into as many languages as may be necessary to enable the
certificate to be used in all the Contracting States mentioned on page 2 and
these should be followed by pages for entrance and exit visas.
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SCHEDULE 2[22]
(Regulation 1)
FEES CHARGEABLE FOR
DOCUMENTS AND IDENTIFICATION MARKS
1. The
fees for the issue of the undermentioned documents shall be as follows:
–
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£
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p
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Driving permit in form A, form B, or the
Vienna form ... ... ... …
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10
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00
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Certificate in form D ... ... ... ... ... ...
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1
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50
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Certificate of maximum load and maximum
permissible weight ... ... ... ... ... ...
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0
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53
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2. The
fee for the assignment of an identification mark shall be 53p.
SCHEDULE 3
(REGULATION 3)
VISITORS’ DRIVING
PERMITS
1. In
this Schedule –
“driving permit”
means a driving permit which by virtue of these Regulations authorizes a person
to drive a motor vehicle without holding a licence;
“licence” has
the same meaning as in the Road
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956.
2.
(1) A
court by whom the holder of a driving permit is convicted shall –
(a) if in
consequence of the conviction or of the order of the court the holder is
disqualified for obtaining or holding a licence; or
(b) if it
orders particulars of the conviction to be endorsed on any licence held by the
holder,
send particulars of the conviction to the Minister.
(2) A court shall in no
circumstances enter any particulars in a driving permit.
3.
(1) The holder of a driving
permit disqualified in consequence of a conviction or of the order of a court
for holding a licence shall, if so required by the court, produce the
holder’s driving permit, and the court shall forward it to the Minister.
(2) The Minister, on
receiving a driving permit forwarded under sub-paragraph (1),
shall –
(a) record
particulars of the disqualification on the permit;
(b) send
the holder’s name and
address, together with the said particulars, to the authority by whom the
permit was issued; and
(c) retain
the permit until the holder leaves Jersey or until the period of
disqualification expires, whichever is the earlier.
(3) A person failing to
produce a driving permit in compliance with this paragraph shall be guilty of
an offence under the Road Traffic (Jersey)
Law 1956.
4.
(1) A court, on ordering
the removal under Article 15(3) of the said Law of a disqualification for
holding or obtaining a licence, shall, if it appears that particulars of the
disqualification have been forwarded to the Minister under paragraph 2 of this Schedule,
cause particulars of the order also to be forwarded to the Minister, who shall
transmit the particulars to the authority shown in the Minister’s records
as having issued the driving permit held by the person whose disqualification
is removed.
(2) The Minister shall,
where appropriate, enter any particulars so forwarded in any driving permit
which it holds in pursuance of paragraph 3 and shall then return the driving
permit to the holder.
5.
(1) In the following
provisions of the Road Traffic (Jersey)
Law 1956, references to a licence shall include references to a driving
permit.
(2) The said provisions
are –
(a) Article 13(1);
and
(b) Article 18(1).