Search Legislation

The Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1996

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)
 Help about opening options

Opening OptionsExpand opening options

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

13.  After section 99D there shall be inserted—

Return of Community licences delivered to Secretary of State.

99E.(1) This section applies where a Community licence is delivered to the Secretary of State in pursuance of section 99C or 115A of this Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, the Secretary of State must, on or after the expiry of the relevant period, forward the Community licence to the licensing authority in the EEA state in respect of which it was issued and explain to them his reasons for so doing.

(3) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the Community licence holder has ceased to be normally resident in Great Britain before the expiry of the relevant period, the Secretary of State must return the Community licence to the holder.

(4) In this section “relevant period” means—

(a)in a case where the Community licence holder appeals under section 100 or 119 of this Act against the requirement to surrender his Community licence, the period ending on the date on which the appeal is finally determined or abandoned, and

(b)in any other case, the period of seven months beginning with the date on which the Secretary of State received the Community licence.

Back to top

Options/Help