UK Statutory Instrument SI 2024 United Kingdom

The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

These Regulations are made under sections 12(1), 13(2) and (3), 14(1), (2), (4)(b), (c) and (e) and (7) and 20(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28) (“the 2023 Act”) and section 31(1) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29). These Regulations …

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Enforced by
DVSA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 4 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

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Any Person4

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What it requires

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s.007 Substitution of regulation 6 (persons providing training courses) Regulated
  • Get approval to provide driver CPC training courses and check driver IDAny Person
s.010 Substitution of regulation 7 (record of periodic training by competent authority) Regulated
  • Notify DVSA of completed driver CPC training and pay feesAny Person
s.013 Substitution of regulation 8B (damaged, lost or stolen documents) Regulated
  • Notify DVSA of lost/damaged/stolen driver CPC documents and return them if foundAny Person
s.018 Substitution of regulation 13 (forgery and false statements) Prosecution
  • Forge or misuse CPC driver qualification documentsAny Person

Unlimited fine

22 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Amendment of the Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007
s.003 Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)
s.004 Amendment to regulation 3 (persons to whom these Regulations apply)
s.005 Amendment to regulation 4 (persons who must take initial CPC test)
s.006 Amendment to regulation 5A (further requirements at tests: initial CPC test)
s.008 Substitution of regulation 6A (appeals in relation to Great Britain)
s.009 Substitution of regulation 6B (review and appeal of decisions in relation to Northern Ireland)
s.011 New regulations 7A (requirements of national periodic training courses) and 7B (eligibility for, and requirements of, national return to driving courses)
s.012 Substitution of regulations 8 (driver qualification card) and 8A with new regulations 8 (definition of “relevant day”), 8A (issue of driver qualification card), 8AA (application for driver qualification card), 8AB (exchange of a driver qualification card issued outside the United Kingdom or of a Swiss CPC), 8AC (issue of national driver qualification card) and 8AD (application for national driver qualification card)
s.014 Substitution of regulation 9 (time limits for obtaining a CPC)
s.015 Amendment of regulation 10 (offence of driving without a CPC)
s.016 Amendment of regulation 11 (requirement to carry and produce evidence of CPC or of training exemption in vehicle)
s.017 Substitution of regulation 12 (document errors)
s.019 Substitution of regulation 14A (review)
s.020 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995
s.021 Amendment of the Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) Order 2009
s.022 Amendment of the Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) Order 2009
s.023 Amendment of the Road Traffic (Financial Penalty Deposit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
s.024 Amendment of the Road Traffic (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
s.025 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Exemption) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
s.026 Transitional provision

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