Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021
32Form of driver licences
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32 Form of driver licences
(1) A driver licence, including a driver licence receipt, is to be in an approved form.
(2) A driver licence, other than a driver licence receipt, must include –
(a) a licence number; and
(b) the holder's name; and
(c) the holder's date of birth; and
(d) the holder's residential address; and
(e) a photograph of the holder; and
(f) the holder's signature or a reproduction of that signature; and
(g) the class of the licence, or if the licence is issued both as a licence of a particular class in the hierarchy of licence classes and as a motor cycle licence, both those classes; and
(h) the expiry date of the licence; and
(i) each condition to which the licence is subject; and
(j) any other information that the Registrar determines should be included on the licence.
(3) A licence condition may be shown on a driver licence by use of a code in accordance with regulation 33(3) or such other code determined by the Registrar.
(4) The holding of a heavy vehicle learner licence may be shown on a driver licence by means of a code determined by the Registrar.