Amendments to the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005

2.—(1) The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “licence” after “licence” insert “, other than in regulation 12,”.

(3) In regulation 12 (nature of test and provision of a motor car)—

(a)for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

(a)the practical test described in paragraph (5); or;

(b)omit paragraphs (3) and (4);

(c)in paragraph (5), for “paragraph (2)(a)(ii)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a)”;

(d)omit paragraph (7);

(e)in paragraph (8), for “elects to conduct” substitute “conducts”;

(f)after paragraph (11), insert—

(12) In this regulation—

“pupil” means a person who is undergoing instruction and is the holder of —

(a)

a provisional licence to drive a motor car granted under Part 3 of the Act;

(b)

a current licence to drive a motor car (not being a provisional licence) granted under Part 3 of the Act;

(c)

a current licence to drive a motor car granted under the law in force in Northern Ireland and corresponding to either a full or provisional driving licence; or

(d)

a Community licence authorising the holder to drive a motor car in Great Britain; and

“candidate” means the person undergoing the continued ability and fitness test(2)..

(2)

The expression “continued ability and fitness test” is defined in regulation 2(1) of the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005/1902.