{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-community-licence-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2013/224",
  "legislation_title": "The Goods Vehicles (Community Licence) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-community-licence-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "text": "(1) The Goods Vehicles (Community Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).\n(2) For regulations 7 and 8 substitute—\n“Review and appeal of decision – Community licence\n7. (1) A person who—\n(a) applies for a Community licence; and\n(b) wishes to dispute a reasoned decision of the Department to refuse to issue the person with a Community licence,\nmay apply to the Department for a review of that reasoned decision.\n(2) A person who—\n(a) is the holder of a Community licence; and\n(b) wishes to dispute a reasoned decision of the Department to withdraw it or any certified true copies of it,\nmay apply to the Department for a review of that reasoned decision.\n(3) An application under paragraph (1) or (2) must be made within a period of 28 days, beginning with the day on which the aggrieved person (“the applicant”) was informed of the decision of the Department to refuse to issue that person with a Community licence or to withdraw it or any certified true copies of it.\n(4) The Department must—\n(a) consider any written representations made and any evidence provided by the applicant; and\n(b) within the period of 56 days beginning with the day on which the application was made, provide the applicant with a review decision (setting out the Department’s reasons for so doing) confirming, reversing or varying the reasoned decision.\n(5) A person who is aggrieved by a review decision under paragraph (4) may appeal to the Upper Tribunal against that decision.\nReview and appeal of decision – driver attestation\n8. (1) A person who—\n(a) applies for a driver attestation; and\n(b) wishes to dispute a reasoned decision of the Department to refuse to issue the person with a driver attestation,\nmay apply to the Department for a review of that reasoned decision.\n(2) A person who—\n(a) is the holder of a driver attestation; and\n(b) wishes to dispute a reasoned decision of the Department to withdraw it or any certified true copies of it,\nmay apply to the Department for a review of that reasoned decision.\n(3) An application under paragraph (1) or (2) must be made within a period of 28 days, beginning with the day on which the aggrieved person (“the applicant”) was informed of the decision of the Department to refuse to issue that person with a driver attestation or to withdraw it or any certified true copies of it.\n(4) The Department must—\n(a) consider any written representations made and any evidence provided by the applicant; and\n(b) within the period of 56 days beginning with the day on which the application was made, provide the applicant with a review decision (setting out the Department’s reasons for so doing) confirming, reversing or varying the reasoned decision.\n(5) A person who is aggrieved by a review decision under paragraph (4) may appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction against that decision.”.\n(3) Omit regulation 9.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2013 No. 115"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/224/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:09:42.029239+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}