SCHEDULES

C2SCHEDULE 3 Qualifications for standard licence

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Sch. 3 modified by S.I. 1995/2869, reg. 29(12) (as amended (5.10.2017) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/874), regs. 1(1), 6(e))

Professional competence

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1

An individual shall be regarded as professionally competent if, and only if—

a

he has demonstrated that he possesses the requisite skills by passing a written examination organised by an approved body and is the holder of a certificate to that effect issued by that body; or

b

he is the holder of any other certificate of competence, diploma or other qualification recognised for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by the Secretary of State.

F31A

The approved body may exempt an individual from certain parts of the examination mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) if the individual is the holder of a certificate of competence, diploma or other qualification which covers those parts and which is recognised for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by the Secretary of State.

F12

The written examination mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) may be supplemented by an oral examination organised by the approved body in the form set out in Annex I to F4the 2009 Regulation.

2A

The certificate mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) must take the form of the certificate set out in F5Annex 3 to that Regulation and must have security features in compliance with Annex 2 to that Regulation.

3

In sub-paragraph (1)—

  • “approved body” means—

    1. a

      a body approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of that sub-paragraph; F7or

    2. b

      a body approved by the F10department in Northern Ireland that, by order made under the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, is responsible for exercising the functions of a department under the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 ; F8and

    3. c

      F9...

  • F2“the requisite skills” means knowledge corresponding to the level of training, for either national or international transport operations as the case may be, provided for in Annex I to F6that Regulation in the subjects there listed.