Driver Qualification CardU.K.
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8.—[(1) The competent authority shall issue a driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies if—
(a)it is satisfied that that person has passed the initial CPC test in accordance with regulation 5(1); or
(b)(i)it is satisfied that that person has completed 35 hours of periodic training entitling him to a periodic CPC; and
(ii)the completion of that training has been notified to a competent authority under regulation 7(1).]
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(4) In respect of persons [to whom a driver qualification card is issued under paragraph (1), that card] shall be the CPC for the purposes of Article 6(1)(b) (CPC awarded on the basis of tests) or Article 8(1) (CPC certifying periodic training) of the Directive, as the case may be.
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[(8) This regulation applies to a person who—
(a)(i)is a national of a member State and normally resident in the United Kingdom;
(ii)is a national of a member State and works in the United Kingdom; or
(iii)is a national of a third country and authorised to work in the United Kingdom; and
(b)holds a driving licence in the form of a photocard.]