Prospective
13(1)Section 131 (appeals) is amended as follows.U.K.
[F1(1A)Before subsection (1), insert—
“(A1)A relevant person who is aggrieved by a failure of the Registrar to notify the person of a decision in relation to the person’s application for registration before the end of the period of four months beginning with the day after the day on which the complete application was submitted, may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal.
(B1)On an appeal under subsection (A1), the First-tier Tribunal may make such order requiring the Registrar to notify the relevant person of a decision in relation to the application as it thinks fit.
(C1)In subsections (A1) and (B1), “relevant person” means a person entitled to give paid instruction in the driving of a motor car by virtue of Part 2 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.”]
(2)In subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—
“(a)to refuse an application for his registration or for the extension of his registration,
(b)to terminate his registration,
(c)to give a direction under section 128A of this Act,”.
(3)Omit subsection (2).
[F2(3A)In subsection (3), for “the appeal” substitute “an appeal under subsection (1).”]
(4)In subsection (3), for paragraph (b) and the word “or” before it substitute—
“(b)for the continuation or termination of the registration, or
(c)for the revocation or confirmation of the direction or the alteration of the period specified in the direction,”.
(5)In subsection (4), for the words from the beginning to the end of paragraph (b) substitute “ An order for refusal or termination under subsection (3)(a) or (b) above may direct that an application by the appellant to be registered ”.
(6)In subsection (4B), for “, 128(7) or 130(6)” substitute “ or 128(8) ”.
(7)In subsection (4D)—
(a)for “retention of a name in the register, to remove a name from the register or to revoke a licence granted under section 129 of this Act” substitute “ extension of a person's registration or to terminate a person's registration ”, and
(b)for “, 128(7) or 130(6)” substitute “ or 128(8) ”.
(8)In subsection (4F), for “instruction in the driving of a motor car” substitute “ driving instruction ”.