The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/2216
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st October 2014.

Section 2 Amendments to the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005

(1) The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “licence” after “licence” insert “, other than in regulation 12,”.

(3) In regulation 12 (nature of test and provision of a motor car)—

(a) for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

(a) the practical test described in paragraph (5); or

(b) omit paragraphs (3) and (4);

(c) in paragraph (5), for “paragraph (2)(a)(ii)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a)”;

(d) omit paragraph (7);

(e) in paragraph (8), for “elects to conduct” substitute “conducts”;

(f) after paragraph (11), insert—

(12) In this regulation—

“pupil” means a person who is undergoing instruction and is the holder of —

a provisional licence to drive a motor car granted under Part 3 of the Act;

a current licence to drive a motor car (not being a provisional licence) granted under Part 3 of the Act;

a current licence to drive a motor car granted under the law in force in Northern Ireland and corresponding to either a full or provisional driving licence; or

a Community licence authorising the holder to drive a motor car in Great Britain; and

“candidate” means the person undergoing the continued ability and fitness test .

Section 3 Transitional provisions

Where a candidate has booked a continued ability and fitness test before 1st October 2014 and that test is to take place on or after 1st October 2014 the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005 apply to that test as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.