Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th April, 2022.

I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 23A of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences) (Ukraine) Order 2022.

2. In this Order –

“Category B” has the same meaning as it has in Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 2006;

“Regulations of 2006” means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 537 of 2006 ).

3. It is declared that a licence or permit permitting a person, to whom section 60 of the International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66 of 2015) applies, to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a licence or permit issued to the person to enable that person to learn or provisionally to drive such a vehicle, issued by the competent authority of Ukraine in a category which corresponds to category B in the Table to Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 2006, is recognised for the purpose of exchange of that licence or permit for a driving licence.

4. Notwithstanding Regulation 10(2) of the Regulations of 2006, a driving licence granted in exchange for a licence or permit specified in Article 3 shall be so granted for a period of 12 months beginning on the day on which the licence is granted.

5. Regulation 41(8) of the Regulations of 2006 does not apply to the exchange of a licence or permit specified in Article 3.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

22 April, 2022.

EAMON RYAN,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order provides for a driving licence issued by the licensing authority of Ukraine to be exchanged for an Irish driving licence to drive a car (category B only) for a period of 12 months.