8A.—(1) This regulation applies to a person who holds a driving licence in the form of a photocard and is—
(a)a national of the United Kingdom;
(b)a national of a member State and normally resident in the United Kingdom;
(c)a national of a member State and authorised to work in the United Kingdom;
(d)a national of a third country and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the competent authority must issue a driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies for a period of five years beginning with—
(a)the relevant day if it is satisfied that—
(i)the person holds an initial CPC as a result of passing the initial CPC test in accordance with regulation 5, or
(ii)the person holds a periodic CPC as a result of completing 35 hours of periodic training and the completion of that training has been notified to the competent authority under regulation 7(1), or
(b)the day on which the person completed the national return to driving course if it is satisfied that—
(i)the person holds a periodic CPC as a result of completing a national return to driving course and 28 hours of periodic training in accordance with regulation 7B(6), and
(ii)the completion of that training has been notified to the competent authority under regulation 7(1).
(3) The competent authority must issue a driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies for a period of five years beginning with the day on which the person obtained a periodic CPC if—
(a)the person holds a valid national driver qualification card,
(b)the person requests the issue of a driver qualification card, and
(c)it is satisfied that the person—
(i)holds a periodic CPC as a result of completing 35 hours of periodic training, and
(ii)the completion of that training has been notified to the competent authority under regulation 7(1).
(4) The national driver qualification card held by a person referred to in paragraph (3) expires on the day on which the competent authority issues a driver qualification card to that person.
(5) The competent authority must issue a driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies for a period referred to in paragraph (6) if—
(a)the person held a Community licence bearing the Union code, and
(b)exchanged that licence for a driving licence.
(6) The period referred to in paragraph (5) is a period beginning with the date of issue of the driver qualification card and ending with the date of expiry of the Union code.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 8-8AD substituted for regs. 8, 8A (3.12.2024 except in so far as it relates to national return to driving courses, 1.2.2025 in so far as not already in force) by The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1160), regs. 1(2)(3), 12 (with reg. 26)