The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendments to the Road Safety Act 2006 U.K.

92.—(1) The Road Safety Act 2006(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 6 (driving instruction)—

(a) in paragraph 13—

(i) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) Before subsection (1), insert—

“(A1) A relevant person who is aggrieved by a failure of the Registrar to notify the person of a decision in relation to the person’s application for registration before the end of the period of four months beginning with the day after the day on which the complete application was submitted, may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal.

(B1) On an appeal under subsection (A1), the First-tier Tribunal may make such order requiring the Registrar to notify the relevant person of a decision in relation to the application as it thinks fit.

(C1) In subsections (A1) and (B1), “relevant person” means a person entitled to give paid instruction in the driving of a motor car by virtue of Part 2 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.””;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (3), insert—

“(3A) In subsection (3), for “the appeal” substitute “an appeal under subsection (1).””;

(b) in paragraph 23, in sub-paragraph (2), in the amendment to insert section 140(1) and (2), after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A) The power to make regulations under subsection (1) is, in the case of fees payable by persons entitled to give paid instruction in the driving of a motor car by virtue of Part 2 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023, subject to regulation 13 of those Regulations.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 92 in force at 1.12.2023, see reg. 1

(1)

2006 c. 49.