The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

Requirement to carry and produce evidence of CPC or of training exemption in vehicle

14.  In regulation 11 (requirement to carry and produce evidence of CPC or of training exemption in vehicle)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “vehicle” substitute “relevant vehicle”;

(b) for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person—

(a) who has been issued with a driver qualification card by the competent authority under regulation 8(1) or 8A(4) but has not yet received it; or

(b) whose driver qualification card has been damaged, lost or stolen, who has notified the competent authority under regulation 8B(1) and who has paid the fee specified in regulation 8B(3) but who has not yet received a replacement card.”,

(c) for paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) Subject to paragraph (5A), a person to whom regulation 4(5) applies who does not carry an NVT certificate with him in the relevant vehicle which he is driving is guilty of an offence.”, and

(d) after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) Paragraph (5) does not apply to a person—

(a) who has been issued with an NVT certificate by the competent authority but has not yet received it; or

(b) whose NVT certificate has been damaged, lost or stolen, who has notified the competent authority under regulation 8B(1) and who has paid the fee specified in regulation 8B(3) but who has not yet received a replacement certificate.

(5B) In paragraphs (4)(b) and (5A)(b), the reference to the fee specified in regulation 8B(3) is a reference to the fee insofar as it has not been waived under regulation 8B(5).”.