Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

13 (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.

(2) The written examination mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) may take the form of a multiple-choice examination.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1)—

• “approved body” means—

  (a)

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

  (b)

  a body approved by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland for the purposes of section 46A(5)(c) of the [1967 c. 37 (N.I.).] Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967; or

  (c)

  a body or authority designated for the purposes of Article 3.4 of the 1974 Council Directive by a member State other than the United Kingdom; and

• “the requisite skills” means skills in the subjects listed in Part A and, in the case of a licence to cover international operations, Part B, of the Annex to the 1974 Council Directive.