The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Amendment of regulation 16 (conditions attached to provisional licences)

6.—(1) Regulation 16 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (7) “(within the meaning of regulation 64(2))” shall be omitted.

(3) After paragraph (7) there shall be inserted—

“(7A) The holder of a provisional licence authorising the driving of a moped or a learner motor bicycle shall not drive such a vehicle on a road when undergoing relevant training, unless the instructor giving the training is at all times—

(a) present with him on the road while riding another moped or learner motor bicycle or any motor bicycle, and

(b) supervising only him or him and not more than 3 other persons each of whom holds such a provisional licence.

(7B) In paragraph (7A)—

(a) “relevant training” means training (otherwise than as part of an approved training course for motor cyclists) in how to drive a moped or learner motor cycle given by a professional instructor; and

(b) “professional instructor” means an instructor paid money or money’s worth for giving such training.”