(1)Regulations may prescribe all or any of the following—
(a)a form of certificate for issue to persons whose names are in the register as evidence of their names’ being in the register,
(b)a form of badge for use by such persons, and
(c)an official title for such use.
(2)If a person whose name is not in the register—
(a)takes or uses a title prescribed under this section, or
(b)wears or displays a badge or certificate so prescribed, or
(c)takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that his name is in the register,
he is guilty of an offence unless he proves that he did not know, and had no reasonable cause to believe, that his name was not in the register at the material time.
(3)If a person carrying on business in the provision of instruction in the driving of motor vehicles—
(a)uses a title or description so prescribed in relation to any person employed by him whose name is not in the register, or
(b)issues any advertisement or invitation calculated to mislead with respect to the extent to which persons whose names are in the register are employed by him,
he is guilty of an offence unless he proves that he did not know, and had no reasonable cause to believe, that the name or names in question were not in the register at the material time.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 135 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)