51.—(1) Regulations shall make provision for the establishment and maintenance of a register for the purposes of this Part.
(2) An application to be registered in respect of any description of driving instruction must be made to the officer of the Department (in this Part referred to as “the Registrar”) by whom the register is, on behalf of the Department, compiled and maintained.
(3) An application under paragraph (2) shall be made in such manner, and shall be accompanied by such particulars, as the Department may determine.
(4) The Registrar must, on making a decision on an application under paragraph (2), give notice in writing of the decision to the applicant which, in the case of a decision to refuse the application, must state the grounds for the refusal.
(5) Regulations may make provision authorising the Department to make available information about persons registered under this Article.
(6) Paragraphs (2) to (5) and Article 52 do not apply in relation to an application by a person to be registered, or to a person’s registration, as a disabled instructor in respect of the giving of instruction in the driving of a motor vehicle in the motor vehicle.