The Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010

[F1 Suspension or withdrawal of other train driving licences and driver prohibition U.K.

19.— (1) Without prejudice to regulation 21, if the ORR considers that the holder of a Northern Ireland train driving licence no longer satisfies a condition required for the holding of it the ORR must—

(a) inform the Department for Infrastructure of this view;

(b) give the Department for Infrastructure a reasoned request for a review of the holder's eligibility to hold the licence, or for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn; and

(c) notify the Intergovernmental Commission of the request.

[F2 (2) Without prejudice to regulation 21, if the ORR considers that the holder of a relevant European train driving licence no longer satisfies a condition required for holding it, the ORR—

(a) must—

(i) inform the French licensing authority, and the Intergovernmental Commission of this view; and

(ii) notify the Intergovernmental Commission of any request made to the French licensing authority or other safety authority under sub-paragraph (b) or (c) and the French licensing authority of any request to another safety authority under sub-paragraph (c)(i);

(b) may, where the licence has been issued by the French licensing authority, give that authority a reasoned request for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn;

(c) may, where the licence has been issued by a safety authority other than the French licensing authority—

(i) inform that other authority of this view and make a reasoned request for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn; and

(ii) request the French licensing authority to give a reasoned request to that other authority for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn.]

(3) Pending any suspension or withdrawal of the licence, or other conclusion on the request, the ORR may prohibit the holder from driving a train in Great Britain.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 19 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/677), regs. 1(2), 2(9); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Reg. 19(2) substituted (31.1.2022 at 11:00 p.m.) by The Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/85), regs. 1(2), 2(6)