The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996

Withdrawal of approval to provide training courses or to act as instructor

57.—(1) The licensing authority may at any time by notice in writing withdraw an approval given under regulation 55(2) or 56(5).

(2) Where the licensing authority withdraws an approval given under regulation 55(2)—

(a) the approval of that person for the purposes of that regulation, and

(b) the authority of that person, and of any other person whom he has approved to act as a certified or assistant instructor under regulation 56(5),

shall cease forthwith and the person whose approval is withdrawn shall, before the expiration of a period of 28 days commencing on the date of withdrawal, return to the licensing authority all certificates which were issued to him under regulation 56(6) and all forms for certificates which were supplied to him under regulation 63(3).

(3) Where the licensing authority withdraws an approval given under regulation 56(5)—

(a) the authority of the person whose approval to act (as the case may be) as a certified or assistant instructor is withdrawn shall cease forthwith, and

(b) in the case of the withdrawal of an approval given in respect of a certified instructor, the person whose approval is withdrawn shall as soon as is reasonably practicable return the certificate issued under regulation 56(6) and all forms of certificates which were supplied to him under regulation 63(3) to the approved training body who authorised him who must, on receiving them, return them immediately to the licensing authority.