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The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1996 (Note)

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1996

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1996 No. 1259

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1996

Made 8th May 1996

Laid before Parliament 10th May 1996

Coming into force

for the purpose of enabling persons to apply for tests 1st June 1996

for all other purposes 1st July 1996

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 89(3), (4) and (7)[1], 91, 97(1)[2], 105[3] and 108(1)[4] of the Road Traffic Act 1988[5] after consulting with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act and, as regards the fees prescribed under regulation 6 and Schedule 1, with the approval of the Treasury[6] hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force--

(a) in so far as is necessary for the purpose of enabling persons to apply for theory tests, practical tests and unitary tests, on 1st June 1996;

(b) for all other purposes, on 1st July 1996.

2. The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987[7] shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 11 below.

3.--(1) Regulation 3 (Interpretation) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)--

(a) in the definition of "licensing authority", at the end, there shall be inserted "for Transport";

(b) after the definition of "moped" there shall be inserted--

"practical test" means, where a test is by virtue of these Regulations to be conducted in two parts, the part that consists of the practical test of driving skills and behaviour and includes such a test conducted as part of an extended driving test;"

(c) for the definition of "test" there shall be substituted--

"test" means any test of competence to drive conducted pursuant to section 89 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 including an extended driving test;

"theory test" means, where a test is by virtue of these Regulations to be conducted in two parts, the part that consists of the theoretical test and includes such a test conducted as part of an extended driving test;

"unitary test" means a test which, by virtue of these Regulations, is to consist of a practical test of driving skills and behaviour and includes such a test conducted as an extended driving test;"

(3) At the end there shall be inserted--

"(5) Where a statement or certificate (but not a distinguishing mark) is required under these Regulations to be in a form prescribed herein, it means a certificate or statement in that form (or as nearly in that form as circumstances permit), adapted to the circumstances of the case and duly completed and signed where required."

4.--(1) Regulation 5 (Applications for the grant of licences) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (1), there shall be inserted--" (1A) An applicant for a licence who before the licence is granted is required to satisfy the licensing authority that he has passed a test shall at the time when he applies for the licence deliver to the licensing authority, in support of that application, either--

(a) a certificate furnished under regulation 22A(1)(...

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