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The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

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3.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(1) In paragraph (1)—

(a)omit the definition of “the Driving Licences Directive”;

(b)after the definition of “periodic training course” insert—

“prison service”—

(a)

in relation to England and Wales means—

(i)

Her Majesty’s Prison Service; or

(ii)

any person acting under a contract for the running of a contracted out prison within the meaning of section 84 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991(1);

(b)

in relation to Northern Ireland means the Northern Ireland Prison Service; and

(c)

in relation to Scotland means—

(i)

the Scottish Prison Service; or

(ii)

any person acting under a contract for the running of a contracted out prison within the meaning of section 106 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994(2);; and

(c)for the definition of “relevant vehicle” substitute—

“relevant vehicle” means a vehicle for which is required a driving licence of category C, C+E, D or D+E as defined—

(a)

in relation to Great Britain, in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Driving Licences Regulations(3); and

(b)

in relation to Northern Ireland, in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(4);

or a driving licence recognised as equivalent;..

(2) For sub-paragraph (2)(b) substitute—

(b)save for the purposes of regulation 5A(2A), a reference to a category of relevant vehicle includes references to its sub-categories as defined—

(i)in relation to Great Britain, in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Driving Licences Regulations; and

(ii)in relation to Northern Ireland, in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996..

(1)

1991 c.53; section 84 was substituted by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33), section 96.

(2)

1994 c. 33; section 106(1), (3) and (4) were amended by S.I. 1999/1820, Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 115(1) and (3); section 106(3)(b) was amended by the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 11), the Schedule, paragraph 50.

(3)

“Driving Licences Regulations” is defined in regulation 2(1) of the principle instrument amended by these Regulations to mean the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2864). Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2012/977, 2014/613.

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