Article 4 UK licence for the CommunityF7

The UK licence for the Community must be issued by a competent authority in accordance with this Regulation to any haulier carrying goods by road for hire or reward who:

A UK licence for the Community must be issued for renewable periods of up to 10 years.

Community licences and certified copies issued to hauliers established in the United Kingdom under Regulation (EC) 1071/2009 and valid before the exit day will remain valid and treated as a UK licence for the Community until the date of their expiry.

The Minister may by regulations adjust the period of validity of the UK licence for the Community to take account of technical progress, in particular, in the national electronic registers of road transport undertakings as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009.

A competent authority must issue the holder with the original of the UK licence for the Community, which must be kept by the haulier, and the number of certified true copies corresponding to the number of vehicles at the disposal of the holder of the UK licence for the Community, whether those vehicles are wholly owned or, for example, held under a hire purchase, hire or leasing contract.

The F2UK licence for the Community and the certified true copies shall correspond to the model set out in Annex II, which also lays down the conditions governing its use. They shall contain at least two of the security features listed in Annex I.

F3The Minister may by regulations adapt Annexes 1 and 2 to take account of technical progress.

The F4UK licence for the Community and the certified true copies thereof shall bear the seal of the competent authority as well as a signature and a serial number. The serial numbers of the UK licence for the Community and of the certified true copies shall be recorded in the national electronic register of road transport undertakings as part of the data relating to the haulier.

The F5UK licence for the Community shall be issued in the name of the haulier and shall be non-transferable. A certified true copy of the UK licence for the Community shall be kept in each of the haulier’s vehicles and shall be presented at the request of any authorised inspecting officer.

In the case of a coupled combination of vehicles, the certified true copy shall accompany the motor vehicle. It shall cover the coupled combination of vehicles even where the trailer or semi-trailer is not registered or authorised to use the roads in the name of the licence holder or where it is registered or authorised to use the roads in another State.

Regulations under this Article may—