The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007.all regulations other than regulation 15 shall come into force on 27th March 2007;paragraph (4) , and paragraphs (1) and (5) so far as they relate to that paragraph, shall come into force on 10th September 2008;paragraphs (2) and (3) , and paragraphs (1) and (5) so far as they are not already in force, shall come into force on 10th September 2009.(3) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland except regulation 15.(1) In these Regulations —
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“the Directive” means Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - “the 1988 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1988;
- “the 1981 Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981
; - “the Driving Licences Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
; - “armed forces” means the naval, military or air forces of the Crown and includes the reserve forces;
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“bank holiday” means a day to be observed as such under section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971; - F68
“British external licence” has the same meaning as in section 88(8) of the 1988 Act; - “candidate” means a person submitting, or seeking to submit, to an initial CPC test;
- “Community code” has the meaning given by Article 10(2) of the Directive;
- “Community licence”—
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(a) in relation to Great Britain, has the same meaning as in section 108(1) of the 1988 Act
, and - (b) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the 1981 Order;
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(a) in relation to Great Britain, has the same meaning as in section 108(1) of the 1988 Act
- “competent authority” means—
- (a) in relation to Great Britain, the Secretary of State, and
- (b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of the Environment;
- “CPC” has the meaning given by the seventh recital to the Directive;
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“driver card” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) (f) of Regulation ( EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on tachographs in road transport; - “driving licence” means, except in regulation 4(8) (b) and (c) —
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(a) in relation to Great Britain, a full licence within the meaning of section 108(1) of the 1988 Act
, and - (b) in relation to Northern Ireland, a full licence within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the 1981 Order;
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(a) in relation to Great Britain, a full licence within the meaning of section 108(1) of the 1988 Act
- “driver qualification card” has the meaning given by Article 10(1) of the Directive;
- “driving test” means—
- (a) in relation to Great Britain, a test of competence prescribed under section 89(3) of the 1988 Act, and
- (b) in relation to Northern Ireland, a test of competence prescribed under Article 5(3) of the 1981 Order;
- “fire and rescue authority”—
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England and Wales , has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, ... -
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as “fire authority” in Article 3 of the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984
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in relation to Scotland, means the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service;
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“Gibraltar licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under the law of Gibraltar; - “initial CPC” means a CPC within the meaning of Article 6 of the Directive (CPC certifying the initial qualification) ;
- “initial CPC test” means the tests for initial qualification referred to in Article 3(1) (a) (ii) of the Directive;
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”NVT certificate” means an authorisation issued by the competent authority under regulation 4(5) (d) or 8B(3) ; - “periodic CPC” means a CPC within the meaning of Article 8 of the Directive (CPC certifying periodic training) ;
- “periodic training” means the training referred to in Article 3(1) (b) of the Directive;
- “periodic training course” means a course of at least seven hours of periodic training within the meaning of Section 4 of Annex I to the Directive;
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“prison service”— -
(a) in relation to England and Wales means—
- (i) Her Majesty’s Prison Service; or
- (ii) any person acting under a contract for the running of a contracted out prison within the meaning of section 84 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;
- (b) in relation to Northern Ireland means the Northern Ireland Prison Service; and
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(c) in relation to Scotland means—
- (i) the Scottish Prison Service; or
- (ii) any person acting under a contract for the running of a contracted out prison within the meaning of section 106 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994;
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(a) in relation to England and Wales means—
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“relevant vehicle” means a vehicle for which is required a driving licence of category C, C+E, D or D+E as defined— - (a) in relation to Great Britain, in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Driving Licences Regulations; and
- (b) in relation to Northern Ireland, in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;
- “reserve forces” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996
; - “road” means any road open to the public;
- “test pass certificate” in relation to Great Britain, has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1) of the Driving Licences Regulations F54
and in relation to Northern Ireland, means the certificate referred to in regulation 37(1) of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 ; - “third country” means a country which is not a member State;
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“trainer” means a person who provides training or instruction in relation to the initial CPC test; - “vehicle examiner” means an examiner appointed under section 66A of the 1988 Act
or under Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 ; - “work permit” has the same meaning as in section 33 of the Immigration Act 1971
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“working day” means— - (a) in relation to Great Britain, save for the purposes of regulation 5(5B) , (6ZA) (c) , (6ZAD) and (6ZAE) , a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, bank holiday, Christmas Day or Good Friday;
- (b) in relation to Northern Ireland, a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, bank holiday, Christmas Day or Easter Tuesday.
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