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(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 mo-
tor vehicle granted under the law of Gibraltar.
(3) A certi ficate signed by the Secretary of State which states, in respect of a person, any mat-
ter 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.”
77- Endorsement of counterparts issued to Northern Ireland licence holders
(1) After section 109 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) there is inserted—
“109A- Counterparts issued to Northern Ireland licence holders
(1) The Secretary of State may issue to any Northern Ireland licence holder who—
(a) has delivered his Northern Ireland licence to the Secretary of State, and
(b) has provided him with the information specified in, or required under, subsection
(3) below (whether or not in pursuance of this section), a document (referred to in this Part of this
Act in relation to a Northern Ireland licence as a “counterpart”).
(2) The counterpart must—
(a) be in such form, and
(b) contain such information, designed for the endorsement of particulars relating to
the Northern Ireland licence as the Secretary of State may determine.
(3) The information referred to in subsection (1) above is—
(a) the name and address (whether in Great Britain or Northern Ireland) of the Northern
Ireland licence holder;