Paragraph 10 Conversion of old-style licences
The traffic commissioner by whom an old-style licence was issued may at any time after the appointed day vary the licence by directing—
that any maximum number specified in the licence under (or having effect as specified in the licence under) section 5(1)(b) or (c) of the 1995 Act (as substituted by paragraph 5 above) shall cease to have effect;
that a provision such as is mentioned in section 5(2) of the 1995 Act be included in the licence;
that a maximum number of motor vehicles be specified in the licence in accordance with section 6(1)(a) of the 1995 Act;
that a maximum number of trailers be specified in the licence in accordance with section 6(2)(a) of the 1995 Act;
that a provision such as is mentioned in section 6(1)(b) or (2)(b) of the 1995 Act be included in the licence;
that any statement having effect as an undertaking by virtue of paragraph 4 above immediately before the direction or a statement to the like effect be recorded in the licence as an undertaking; or
that an alteration of any other description be made which appears to the traffic commissioner to be consequential to the coming into force of the 1995 Act;
or any two or more of those things; and paragraph 5 of this Schedule shall be disregarded for the purposes of paragraphs (b) to (e) above.
The powers under sub-paragraph (1) above shall be exercised in such a way as appears to the traffic commissioner—
to put the licence into a form that would have been appropriate had the 1995 Act been in force at the time it was granted; and
to leave the holder of the licence in the same position as he was immediately before the licence is varied or as near to that position as is practicable using those powers while meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) above.
If it appears to a traffic commissioner that an old-style licence is in a form that would have been appropriate had the 1995 Act been in force at the time it was granted, he may at any time after the appointed day give a direction that no variation is to be made to the licence under this paragraph.
A traffic commissioner shall not exercise his powers under this paragraph without first giving the holder of the licence an opportunity to make representations to the commissioner with respect to the proposed variation.