12. After regulation 8 insert—
“8A.—(1) A person (other than a person to whom regulation 8 applies) may apply to the competent authority for a driver qualification card if he has passed the initial CPC test in accordance with regulation 5(1).
(2) A person who falls within regulation 6(10) may apply to the competent authority for a driver qualification card if he has completed 35 hours of periodic training entitling him to a periodic CPC and either—
(a)he does not hold a driving licence in the form of a photocard; or
(b)some or all of the periodic training which he has completed was undertaken outside the United Kingdom.
(3) The person shall send to the competent authority—
(a)the fee specified in paragraph (6);
(b)if the competent authority so requests, a photograph of that person in such form as it may require; and
(c)in the case of an application made under paragraph (2), such documents or information as the competent authority may require in respect of periodic training undertaken by that person outside the United Kingdom.
(4) Upon receipt of the items specified in paragraph (3), the competent authority shall issue that person with a driver qualification card if it is satisfied that the person has (as the case may be)—
(a)passed the initial CPC test; or
(b)completed the periodic training entitling him to a periodic CPC.
(5) In respect of persons who make an application under this regulation, the driver qualification card issued under paragraph (4) shall be the CPC for the purposes of Article 6(1)(b) (CPC awarded on the basis of tests) or Article 8(1) (CPC certifying periodic training) of the Directive, as the case may be.
(6) The fee shall be £25.
(7) The competent authority may waive the fee specified in paragraph (6) in whole or in part if it thinks fit.
(8) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(b) the competent authority shall take account of periodic training undertaken outside the United Kingdom.
8B.—(1) If a driver qualification card or an NVT certificate is damaged, lost or stolen, the person to whom that document was issued shall as soon as practicable notify the competent authority in writing and shall provide such information or documents concerning the damage, loss or theft as the competent authority may require.
(2) If a driver qualification card or an NVT certificate is found at any time after the competent authority has been notified in accordance with paragraph (1) of the loss or theft of it, the person to whom that document was issued shall, if it is in his possession, return it to the competent authority, or if it is not in his possession, but he becomes aware that it is found, he shall take all reasonable steps to take possession of it and, if successful, shall return it to the competent authority as soon as practicable.
(3) If a driver qualification card or an NVT certificate has been damaged, lost or stolen, the competent authority must upon payment to it of a fee of £25 issue a replacement document to the person to whom that document was originally issued.
(4) The competent authority may waive the fee specified in paragraph (3) in whole or in part if it thinks fit.
(5) A person who does not comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence.
(6) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”.