The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996

Certified direct access instructors

60.—(1) An approved training body may, subject to the following provisions of this regulation, authorise motor bicycle instructors to conduct on his behalf instruction of persons in the riding of large motor bicycles.

(2) A person may not be authorised under paragraph (1) unless he—

(a) holds a full licence to drive large motor bicycles,

(b) has held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than 2 years,

(c) is a certified instructor, and

(d) has completed successfully the licensing authority’s assessment course for certified direct access instructors.

(3) An authorisation given under paragraph (1) shall be of no effect unless—

(a) the person whom the approved training body proposes to authorise, or any other person who is at that time validly authorised by the approved training body to provide instruction in the riding of large motor bicycles, has successfully completed the licensing authority’s assessment course for motor bicycle instructors in addition to the assessment course for direct access instructors,

(b) the approved training body has notified the licensing authority in writing of the proposed authorisation, and

(c) the licensing authority has approved the authorisation in writing.

(4) An authorisation given under paragraph (1) shall be of no effect in the case of a direct access instructor unless there is in force in respect of him a valid certificate, in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 12, issued by the licensing authority to the person who has authorised him under paragraph (1).

(5) The licensing authority may at any time withdraw an approval given under paragraph (3)(c).

(6) Any authorisation given under paragraph (1) by an approved training body shall cease to be valid if at any time there ceases to be a person who—

(a) is validly authorised by that approved training body to provide instruction in the riding of large motor bicycles, and

(b) has successfully completed the licensing authority’s assessment course for motor bicycle instructors in addition to the assessment course for direct access instructors.

(7) Where—

(a) an approved training body who has been approved to provided training courses under regulation 55(2) satisfies the conditions set out in paragraph (2),

(b) that training body or any other person who is at that time validly authorised by him to provide instruction in the riding of large motor bicycles, has successfully completed the licensing authority’s assessment course for motor bicycle instructors in addition to the assessment course for direct access instructors, and

(c) a certificate in respect of that training body is issued by the licensing authority under paragraph (4),

he shall be deemed to have been authorised under paragraph (1) as a certified direct access instructor and may conduct instruction as such;

(8) Regulations 56(7) and (10), 57(3) and 58 shall apply in respect of a certified direct access instructor as they apply in respect of a certified instructor.

(9) Where an authorisation given (or deemed to be given) under paragraph (1) in respect of a certified direct access instructor ceases to be valid by virtue of paragraph (4), that instructor shall as soon as is reasonably practicable return the certificate issued under paragraph (5) to the approved training body who must, on receiving it, return it immediately to the licensing authority.