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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/542",
  "legislation_title": "Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
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  "heading": "Persons by whom practical and unitary tests may be conducted",
  "text": "(1) Practical and unitary tests may be conducted by any of the following persons—\n(a) an examiner;\n(b) the Secretary of State for Defence, in so far as concerns the testing of persons in the public service of the Crown under his department;\n(c) the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, in so far as concerns the testing of—\n(i) members of a police force; or\n(ii) persons employed, or to be employed, in the driving of motor vehicles for police purposes;\n(d) a person authorised with the approval of the Department by a person specified in paragraph (b) or (c), to conduct tests on his behalf.\n(2) No person shall be eligible to appoint any person to conduct practical or unitary tests under the provisions of sub-paragraphs (b), (c), or (d), of paragraph (1) unless, following an application made to the Department for the purpose of any of those sub-paragraphs, the Department is satisfied that—\n(a) proper arrangements will be made by that person, for the conduct of tests in accordance with these Regulations; and\n(b) proper records of such tests and the results thereof will be kept by him or them,\nand has granted its approval in writing, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit to impose.\n(3) No person appointed under the provisions of sub-paragraph (b), (c), or (d), of paragraph (1) may conduct tests unless the Department has given its approval in writing to his appointment and such approval shall be granted only if the Department is satisfied that the person is capable of making a proper assessment of a candidate’s ability to drive vehicles of the class in respect of which he is appointed to conduct tests.\n(4) A person may not conduct a test prescribed in respect of any category or sub-category of motor vehicle unless he is expressly appointed for the purpose of conducting such a test.",
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      "affecting": "nisr/2015/6",
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      "affecting_title": "Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2013/298",
      "affecting_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013"
    },
    {
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      "affecting_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013"
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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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