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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-3-regulations-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1259",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-3-regulations-1996",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987 by replacing the part relating to driving tests and making certain other incidental and minor amendments.\nThe principal changes made concern driving tests for vehicles in categories A (motor bicycles), B (motor cars and small goods vehicles) and P (mopeds) to give effect to the second Council Directive on driving licences, No. 91/439/EEC, as regards those categories of vehicle. The new tests are divided into two parts, a theory test and a practical test, the requirements for each part being specified. Other tests remain unchanged as unitary tests.\nAs regards tests, the Regulations make provision in particular for—\npersons to be appointed by the Secretary of State to conduct theory tests;\na trainer booking facility for theory tests prescribed for categories A and P;\nmandatory presentation of licences at tests;\nthe specification of vehicles to be provided for each type of test;\nthe theory test to be passed before a practical test can be taken (subject to transitional arrangements);\nthe issue of certificates and statements giving the results of tests;\nthe fee for a theory test conducted by an appointed person to be £15.\nThe fees for practical and unitary tests (which were last increased in May 1995) remain unchanged.\nThe Regulations also make provision limiting the validity of a certificate of successful completion of a motor cycle basic training course to 3 years.\nThe Regulations come into force for the booking of tests on 1 June and for the tests themselves on 1 July 1996.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No. L237, 29.7.91, p.1."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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