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Regulation 6 Issue of a UK licence for the Community and driver attestationF4I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to regulation 12(1) (supply of information), a person is entitled to be issued by the competent authority with a F1UK licence for the Community if the person holds a standard operator’s licence that authorises international transport operationsf1.

F2(2)

On and after exit day a Community licence issued by a competent authority referred to in regulation 5 is treated as a UK licence for the Community.

F3(3)

Subject to regulation 12(1) (supply of information), the holder of a UK licence for the Community is entitled to be issued with a driver attestation if the holder complies with the requirements of Article 5(1A) of Regulation 1072/2009.

(4)

On and after exit day any driver attestation issued by the Secretary of State under the provisions of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market is treated as a driver attestation for the purposes of Article 5(1A) of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 6(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708), regs. 1(1), 5(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Reg. 6(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708), regs. 1(1), 5(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Reg. 6(3)(4) substituted for reg. 6(3) (31.12.2020) by The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708), regs. 1(1), 5(5)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in reg. 6 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708), regs. 1(1), 5(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 6 in force at 4.12.2011, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

See section 3(5) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operator’s) Act 1995 (c.23).