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(1) A Community licence holder who—
(a)is normally resident in Great Britain, and
(b)is authorised by his Community licence to drive medium-sized or large goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles of any class,
shall, on or before the expiry of the period of twelve months beginning with the relevant date, deliver his Community licence to the Secretary of State and provide him with the information specified in, or required under, subsection (4) below.
(2)Subsection (1) above shall not apply to a Community licence holder from whom the Secretary of State has received a qualifying application (within the meaning of section 88(1A) of this Act) for the grant of a licence under this Part of this Act.
F2(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)The information referred to in [F3subsection (1)] above is—
(a)the name and address in Great Britain of the Community licence holder;
(b)his date of birth;
(c)the classes of vehicle which he is authorised by his Community licence to drive;
(d)the period of validity of the Community licence in the EEA State in respect of which it was issued;
(e)whether the licence was granted in exchange for a licence issued by a state other than an EEA State; and
(f)such other information as the Secretary of State may require for the purposes of the proper exercise of any of his functions under this Part or Part IV of this Act.
(5)The Secretary of State—
(a)may endorse [F4the driving record of a person who delivers to him a Community licence (whether or not in pursuance of this section)] with any part of the information specified in, or required under, subsection (4) above or with information providing a means of ascertaining that information or any part of it; and
(b)must return the Community licence to the holder.
F5(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F6(7)Where the name of a Community licence holder as specified in his Community licence ceases to be correct, he must deliver his Community licence immediately to the Secretary of State and provide him with particulars of the alterations falling to be made in the name on it.]
F7(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(9)On the delivery of a Community licence by any person in pursuance of subsection (7) above, the Secretary of State may endorse the Community licence [F8and that person's driving record] with the correct name and must return the Community licence to that person.
(10)Where a Community licence holder has not complied with subsection (1) above, the Secretary of State may serve notice in writing on the holder requiring him to deliver his Community licence to the Secretary of State and to provide him with the information specified in, or required under, subsection (4) above within such period (not being less than 28 days from the date of service of the notice) as is specified in the notice.
(11)A person who drives a motor vehicle on a road is guilty of an offence if he fails without reasonable excuse—
(a)to comply with a requirement contained in a notice served on him in pursuance of subsection (10) above, or
(b)to comply with a requirement imposed under subsection F9... (7) above.
F10(12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(13)In England and Wales, proceedings for an offence by virtue of subsection (11)(a) above shall not be instituted except by the Secretary of State or by a constable acting with the approval of the Secretary of State.
(14)In this section “relevant date" has the meaning given by section 99A(8) of this Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 99B inserted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 10
F2S. 99B(3) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(2), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)
F3Words in s. 99B(4) substituted (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(3); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4-9)
F4Words in s. 99B(5) substituted (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4-9)
F5S. 99B(6) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(5), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)
F6S. 99B(7) substituted (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(6); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4-9)
F7S. 99B(8) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(7), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)
F8Words in s. 99B(9) inserted (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(8); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4-9)
F9Words in s. 99B(11)(b) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(9), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)
F10S. 99B(12) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 11(10), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)
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