Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003: Amendment: Law drafting Instructions

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A decision made on 7 April 2021

Decision Reference: MD-T-2021-0023
Decision Summary Title:	Amendment to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003		Date of Decision Summary:	15 March 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Registration Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Amendment to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003		Date of Written Report:	15 March 2021
Written Report Author:	Registration Manager		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003:- An alternative layout of the ‘L’ or ‘P‘ to be displayed on a motor cycle or moped registration plate.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed for changes to be made to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003, to allow for an alternative layout of the ‘L’ or ‘P’ displayed on a motor cycle or moped registration plate.
Reason(s) for Decision: To ensure that motorcycle registration marks can be displayed within the prescribed dimensions.
Resource Implications: Principal Legislative Drafter and DVS Officer time.
Action required: Head of DVS to instruct the Principal Legislative Drafter to make the necessary amendments.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003: Amendment: Law drafting Instructions

INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT

AMENDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING LICENCES) (JERSEY) ORDER 2003

Purpose of the Report

To seek the Minister’s agreement to instruct the Principal Legislative Drafter to draft Order amendments to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003 – to allow for an alternative layout where an ‘L’ or ‘P’ is displayed as an integral part of a motorcycle or moped registration plate.

Background

There is a requirement for an ‘L’ to be displayed as part of the registration plate of a motorcycle or moped which is being driven by a person holding a provisional licence.

This requirement also extends to licence holders required to display a ‘P’ on a heavy motorcycle or light motorcycle whilst being driven by a person who has held a full licence, for that category of vehicle, for a period of less than 12 months.

The prescribed dimensions and layout are set out in Schedule 11 and Schedule 12 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003.

For certain registration marks, particularly in the higher range, registration plate manufacturers and motorcycle dealers cannot produce plates from readily available stock within the current prescribed character dimensions in addition to the ‘L’ or ‘P’.

Discussion

As only certain registration marks are affected and only those required to display the additional ‘L’ or ‘P’ on the registration plate, there is no need to change the existing dimensions but instead introduce an alternative layout.

DVS have been in discussion with motorcycle dealers and registration plate manufacturers and believe it is possible to introduce an alternative plate layout.

In order to introduce this alternative layout an amendment to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003 is required.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to agree for changes to be made to Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003, to allow for an alternative layout of the ‘L’ or ‘P’ displayed on a motorcycle or moped registration plate.

Reason(s) for Decision

To provide an alternative layout for motorcycle and moped registration plates where the ‘L’ or ‘P’ cannot be incorporated within the current prescribed dimensions.

Action Required

Inspector of Motor Traffic to instruct the Principal Legislative Drafter to make the necessary amendments to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003.

Written by:	Registration Manager – Driver and Vehicle Standards

Approved by:	Inspector of Motor Traffic