The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

• Citation: S.I. 2015/2024
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 25th January 2016.

Section 2 Amendment of Regulations

The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007 are amended as set out in regulations 3 to 5.

Section 3 Amendment of Regulations

(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(1) In paragraph (1)—

(a) omit the definition of “the Driving Licences Directive”;

(b) after the definition of “periodic training course” insert—

“prison service”—

in relation to England and Wales means—

Her Majesty’s Prison Service; or

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 ;

in relation to Northern Ireland means the Northern Ireland Prison Service; and

in relation to Scotland means—

the Scottish Prison Service; or

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 ;

(c) for the definition of “relevant vehicle” substitute—

“relevant vehicle” means a vehicle for which is required a driving licence of category C, C+E, D or D+E as defined—

in relation to Great Britain, in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Driving Licences Regulations ; and

in relation to Northern Ireland, in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 ;

or a driving licence recognised as equivalent;.

(2) For sub-paragraph (2)(b) substitute—

(b) save for the purposes of regulation 5A(2A), a reference to a category of relevant vehicle includes references to its sub-categories as defined—

(i) in relation to Great Britain, in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Driving Licences Regulations; and

(ii) in relation to Northern Ireland, in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.

Section 4 Amendment of Regulations

(1) Regulation 3 (persons to whom these regulations apply) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (2)(b)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (iii) omit “or”;

(b) at the end of paragraph (iv) insert “or”; and

(c) after paragraph (iv) insert—

(v) the prison service;

(3) In regulation 3(3)(b) for “50” substitute “100”.

Section 5 Amendment of Regulations

In regulation 5A , in the table at the end of sub-paragraph (2A)(c) omit the last requirement specified in column (1) and the corresponding entries in column (2).