# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021, Regulation 17: Amendments to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999


In regulation 40A (nature of tests other than extended tests), for paragraph (2), substitute—
“(2) Where a test is required to be conducted in four parts pursuant to regulation 40(3), a person—
(a) must pass the large vehicle test of driving theory and the large vehicle test of hazard perception or have passed, within the last 2 years, those parts of a Northern Ireland test concerning the theory of driving vehicles in category C, C + E, D or D + E (including hazard perception), before they take the large vehicle off road manoeuvres test or practical test;
(b) shall not be entitled to apply for an appointment (or, as the case may be, be nominated pursuant to regulation 33(4) or regulation 33A(4)) for a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test or a practical test in respect of a motor vehicle of a class included in category C, C + E, D or D + E until they have been furnished with—
(i) a valid large vehicle theory test pass certificate in respect of that category; or
(ii) a certificate or certificates relating to the passing of those parts of the Northern Ireland test referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and
(c) shall not be entitled to apply for an appointment (or, as the case may be, be nominated pursuant to regulation 33(4)) for a practical test in respect of a motor vehicle of a class included in category C, C + E, D or D + E until they have been furnished with—
(i) a valid large vehicle off road manoeuvres test pass certificate in respect of that category; or
(ii) a certificate or certificates relating to the passing of those parts of the Northern Ireland test referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and
(d) must, before taking a practical test in relation to a vehicle in category C, C + E, D or D + E, or in sub-category C1, C1 + E, D1 or D1 + E, have passed the large vehicle off road manoeuvres test in respect of a vehicle in the same category or sub-category and transmission as that in respect of which the practical test is to be taken within the last six months.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1154/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-3-regulations-2021/regulation-17
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