Citation and commencement

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2004.

(2) Regulation 5 of these Regulations shall come into force on 1st January 2007 and all other regulations thereof shall come into force on 1st January 2005.

Amendment of the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 1989

2.The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 1989( 2 ) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6 below.

3. —(1)Regulation 8 (nature of test and provision of a motor car) is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (1) insert—

“ (1A) The test shall, at the discretion of the Registrar, consist of either—

(a) at the discretion of the examiner, either the test described in—

(i) paragraph (2) below, or

(ii) paragraph (4) below; or

(b) where a person has not satisfied any of the requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of regulation 8B(2), the test described in paragraphs (8) and (9). ”

(3) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“ (2) The form of test referred to in paragraph (1A)(a)(i) above is a test in which the person undergoing the test (“the candidate”) is required to demonstrate his knowledge and ability by giving practical driving instruction to an examiner as if the examiner were—

(a) a novice or partly-trained pupil,

(b) a pupil who is at about driving test standard, or

(c) a full driving licence holder with at least a year’s experience since passing the driving test. ”

(4) In paragraph (3)—

(a) for “paragraph (2)(a)” substitute “paragraph (2)”; and

(b) for “paragraph (2)(a)(iii)” substitute “paragraph (2)(c)”.

(5) In paragraph (4) for “paragraph (2)(b)” substitute “paragraph (1A)(a)(ii)”.

(6) In paragraph (6)—

(a) for “paragraph (2)(a)” substitute “paragraph (2)”; and

(b) for “paragraph (2)(a)(iii)” substitute “paragraph (2)(c)”.

(7) After paragraph 7, add—

“ (8) The form of test referred to in paragraph (1A)(b) is a test which shall—

(a) be conducted by means of the exhibition of film clips that take the perspective of the driver of a motor vehicle and show, at some point during each film clip, one or more hazards to traffic occurring on or near the road; and

(b) require the candidate (using electronic equipment provided for the purpose and capable of recording the exact moment of each response) to indicate during each film clip the moment he observes a hazard relating to traffic on the road.

And for the purposes of this paragraph “film clip” means a sequence of visual images displayed electronically.

(9) A candidate taking the test referred to in paragraph (1A)(b) must satisfy the examiner that his performance in the test demonstrates an ability to perceive hazards on the road.

(10) Before undergoing the continued ability and fitness test a person must produce to the person conducting the test the certificate issued to him under regulation 14. ”

4. After regulation 8 insert—

“ PART IIIA Additional Conditions for Retention or Removal of Names on or from the Register

Additional condition for removal of names from the register

8A. —(1) To the conditions, specified in sections 128(2) and 128(2A) of the Act, that the Registrar must be satisfied are fulfilled before removing the name of a person from the register under section 128(1) of the Act there is added the condition in paragraph (2) below.

(2) The condition is that the applicant has, before 1st January 2007, failed—

(a) to pass the test specified in regulation 5(2)(a) as part of the driving ability and fitness test;

(b) to pass the test of continued ability and fitness specified in regulation 8(1A)(b); or

(c) to satisfy the Registrar, whether by virtue of his performance in a test equivalent to those tests or other form of assessment, that he has the necessary ability to perceive hazards on the road. ”

5. —(1) After regulation 8A, insert—

“ Additional condition for retention of names on the register

8B. —(1) To the relevant conditions, specified in sections 127(3) and 127(3A) of the Act, as to which the Registrar must be satisfied before retaining the name of a person in the register under section 127(2) of the Act there is added the relevant condition in paragraph (2) below.

(2) The relevant condition is that the applicant has—

(a) passed the test specified in regulation 5(2)(a) as part of the driving ability and fitness test;

(b) passed the test of continued ability and fitness specified in regulation 8(1A)(b); or

(c) satisfied the Registrar, whether by virtue of his performance in a test equivalent to those tests or other form of assessment, that he has the necessary ability to perceive hazards on the road. ”

6. —(1) Regulation 13 (fees) is amended as follows.

(2) The current regulation is renumbered as paragraph (1).

(3) At the end, add—

“ (2) The fee payable by a person required to undergo the continued ability and fitness test specified in regulation 8(1A)(b) is—

(a) nil for the first time that the person takes the test; and

(b) £20.50 in all other cases.

(3) The fee specified in paragraph (2) is payable at the time that the person makes an appointment to undergo the test. ”