Words in reg. 56(5) substituted (3.7.2013) by The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with arts. 1(3), 2, 7)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/56/2018-12-22The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseROAD TRAFFIC2024-06-19Expert Participation2018-12-22These Regulations consolidate with amendments the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996 and regulations amending those Regulations (all of which are now revoked). The amendments made are as follows:—PART IV GOODS AND PASSENGER—CARRYING VEHICLESDrivers’ conduct Holders of licences who are disqualified by order of a court56.(1)

This regulation applies where a person’s large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence is treated as revoked by virtue of section 37(1) of the Offenders Act (effect of disqualification by court order) and where it applies subsections (1) and (2) of section 117 of the Traffic Act are modified in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2)

Where the licence which is treated as revoked is a large goods vehicle driver’s licence held by a person under the age of 21—

(a)

the Secretary of State must order that person to be disqualified either indefinitely or for a fixed period, and

(b)

where the Secretary of State determines that he shall be disqualified for a fixed period, he must be disqualified until he reaches the age of 21 or for such longer period as the Secretary of State determines.

(3)

Where the licence which is treated as revoked is a large goods vehicle driver’s licence held by any other person or is a passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence—

(a)

the Secretary of State may order that person to be disqualified either indefinitely or for such fixed period as he thinks fit, or

(b)

except where the licence is a provisional licence, if it appears to the Secretary of State that, owing to that person’s conduct, it is expedient to require him to comply with the prescribed conditions applicable to provisional licences until he passes a test, the Secretary of State may order him to be disqualified for holding or obtaining a full licence until he passes a test.

(4)

Where the Secretary of State orders him to be disqualified until he passes a test, that test shall be a test prescribed by these Regulations for a licence authorising the driving of any class of vehicle in category C (other than sub-category C1), C+E, D or D+E which, prior to his disqualification by order of the court, he was authorised to drive by the revoked licence.

(5)

Any question as to whether a person—

(a)

shall be disqualified indefinitely or for a fixed period or until he passes a test, or

(b)

if he is to be disqualified for a fixed period, what that period should be, or

(c)

if he is to be disqualified until he passes a test, which test he should be required to pass,

may be referred by the Secretary of State to a traffic commissioner.

(6)

Where the Secretary of State determines that a person shall be disqualified for a fixed period, that period shall commence on the expiration of the period of disqualification ordered by the court.

(7)

Where this regulation applies, subsections (3) to (6) of section 116 of the Traffic Act shall apply, but as if—

(a)

subsection (4)(a) were omitted,

(b)

for the words “in any other case, revoke the licence or suspend it" in subsection (4)(b) there were substituted “suspend the licence", and

(c)

the references to sections 115(1) and 116(1) of that Act were references to this regulation.

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