Dutch Legislation

Chapter VI

in force

Driving proficiency and driving entitlement

Road Traffic Act 1994 (Wegenverkeerswet 1994) · Articles: 74

Section 1

Obligation to hold a driving licence

107 Article 107

A driving licence for driving motor vehicles of the category to which that motor vehicle belongs must have been issued to the driver of a motor…

108 Article 108

Article 107 does not apply to directors of:

108a Article 108a repealed
108b Article 108b repealed
108c Article 108c repealed
109 Article 109 repealed
110 Article 110

Motor vehicles may only be driven by persons who have reached a minimum age established by order in council.

Section 2

Requirements regarding the provision of driving instruction

110a Article 110a

Requirements shall be established by Order in Council with regard to motor vehicles with which:

110b Article 110b

It is prohibited for a person who provides driving instruction within the meaning of the Motor Vehicle Driving Instruction Act 1993 (Wet…

Section 3

General terms and conditions regarding the acquisition of driving licences

111 Article 111

A driving licence shall be issued, upon application and against payment of the fee established for that purpose, only to a person who:

111a Article 111a

If a driving licence for driving licence category B is applied for by an applicant who, at the time of the application, has not yet reached the…

111b Article 111b

Further rules shall be established by Order in Council with which the supervisor must comply during the supervision. These rules may only concern the…

112 Article 112

Without prejudice to Article 111, a driving licence shall not be issued to a person:

Section 4

Application for driving licences

113 Article 113

The application for a driving licence shall be made in accordance with rules established by order in council.

114 Article 114

It is prohibited to intentionally provide incorrect statements, to provide incorrect information, and to submit incorrect supporting documents and…

115 Article 115

The person charged with the issuance of driving licences, who, in the context of an application for or the issuance of a new driving licence or a…

Section 5

Issuance of driving licences

116 Article 116

A driving licence shall be issued in accordance with rules established by Order in Council by the mayor of the municipality where the applicant, at…

117 Article 117

The mayor of the municipality where the applicant was registered as a resident with an address in the Personal Records Database at the time of the…

118 Article 118

A driving licence shall be issued for the operation of one or more categories of motor vehicles specified in that licence.

118a Article 118a

The date of issue stated on the driving licence and in the driving licence register shall be the date on which the decision to issue the document was…

119 Article 119

The person charged with the issuance of driving licences shall issue a new driving licence in accordance with rules established by order in council:

120 Article 120

The person charged with the issuance of driving licences shall issue a replacement driving licence in the cases specified by order in council, in…

120a Article 120a

The new or replacement driving licence shall not be issued if, between the application and the issuance, one of the cases referred to in Article 112…

121 Article 121

Municipalities shall owe to the Road Transport Agency (Dienst Wegverkeer) a fee, as determined by the Road Transport Agency, in respect of the…

Section 6

Period of validity

122 Article 122

With due observance of Articles 123, 123a and 123b, the period of validity of the driving licence shall be determined by Order in Council.

Section 7

Loss of validity

123 Article 123

Without prejudice to Articles 122 and 131, paragraph 2, a driving licence loses its validity:

123a Article 123a

A new or replacement driving licence shall lose its validity if it has not been issued three months after the date on which the decision to issue it…

123b Article 123b

Without prejudice to Articles 123, paragraph 1, and 123a, a driving licence shall lose its validity for all categories for which it has been issued…

124 Article 124

Without prejudice to Articles 132, paragraph 2, and 134, paragraph 4, a driving licence shall be declared invalid in accordance with rules…

124a Article 124a

A certificate of professional competence or a certificate of periodic training stated on the driving licence in accordance with Article 151g…

125 Article 125

If the driving licence has not been declared invalid for all categories for which it was issued, or if the declaration of invalidity relates to only…

Section 8

Registration of data relating to driving licences

125a Article 125a

For the purposes of this Section, a public body shall be understood to mean an administrative authority as referred to in Article 1:1, paragraph 1…

126 Article 126

There is a driving licence register. The Netherlands Vehicle Authority (Dienst Wegverkeer) is the administrator and controller of the driving licence…

127 Article 127

The Netherlands Vehicle Authority (Dienst Wegverkeer) shall provide data from the driving licence register to public authorities, including personal…

128 Article 128

The provision of data to recipients as referred to in Article 127 shall take place in a manner determined by the Netherlands Vehicle Authority…

129 Article 129

The government bodies referred to in Article 127, paragraph 1, are, insofar as determined by Order in Council, authorised as processors to enter…

Section 8a

Registration of data in connection with the imposition of an alcohol interlock programme

129a Article 129a repealed
129b Article 129b repealed
129c Article 129c repealed
129d Article 129d repealed
129e Article 129e repealed

Section 9

Measures regarding driving ability and fitness

130 Article 130

If the persons designated by general administrative order have reason to suspect that the holder of a driving licence no longer possesses the driving…

131 Article 131

If a written notification as referred to in Article 130, paragraph 1, has been made, the CBR shall, in the cases specified by ministerial regulation…

132 Article 132

Subject to the exceptions established by Order in Council, any person is obliged to cooperate with the imposed measure who:

132a Article 132a

In the cases referred to in Article 131, paragraph 1, preamble and point (a), the CBR shall, in the decision referred to in that article, impose upon…

132b Article 132b repealed
132c Article 132c repealed
132d Article 132d repealed
132e Article 132e repealed
132e1 Article 132e1 repealed
132f Article 132f repealed
132g Article 132g repealed
132h Article 132h repealed
132i Article 132i repealed
132j Article 132j repealed
132k Article 132k repealed
132l Article 132l repealed
132m Article 132m repealed
132n Article 132n repealed
132o Article 132o repealed
133 Article 133

In the cases referred to in Article 131, paragraph 1, preamble and part b, the CBR shall, in the decision referred to in that article, impose upon…

134 Article 134

The CBR shall determine the result of the examination as soon as possible, but no later than four weeks after receipt of the findings of the expert…

134a Article 134a

Insofar as this is necessary for the application of this section, the CBR shall process personal data concerning a person's driving ability and…

Section 10

Moped certificate

135 Article 135 repealed
136 Article 136 repealed
137 Article 137 repealed
138 Article 138 repealed
139 Article 139 repealed
140 Article 140 repealed
141 Article 141 repealed
142 Article 142 repealed
143 Article 143 repealed
144 Article 144 repealed
145 Article 145 repealed