Regulation 14 Compulsory return of licences and discs
In the event of the suspension, surrender or other termination—
at any time of a continuous licence; or
prior to the date of expiry specified in a term licence,
the holder shall return that licence to the traffic commissioner by whom it was granted for retention during the time of the suspension, or for cancellation, as the case may be, and shall at the same time return to that commissioner any discs which have been issued in relation to the licence.
On the removal of a suspension referred to in paragraph (1) the commissioner shall return the licence together with any discs which were issued in relation to the licence.
In the event of the traffic commissioner deciding—
to attach an additional condition or any traffic regulation conditions to a licence;
to alter or remove a condition or any traffic regulation conditions attached to a licence; or
to vary or remove any undertaking in a licence,
the holder shall return that licence to the traffic commissioner for him to make the appropriate addition, alteration, variation or removal before returning it to the holder.
In the event of the traffic commissioner deciding to vary one or more conditions attached to a licence under section 16(1), so reducing the maximum number of vehicles which may be used under the licence below the number of discs which have been issued to the holder, the holder shall return to that commissioner such number of discs as will leave the holder with only the same number of discs as is equal to the reduced maximum number of vehicles.
In the event of a disc ceasing to have effect prior to the date of expiry, the holder shall return the disc to the traffic commissioner who issued it.
For the purposes of this regulation, a requirement to return a licence or disc to a traffic commissioner is a requirement for it to be—
delivered to the office of his traffic area; or
sent to the traffic commissioner at the office of his traffic area by recorded delivery service,
within the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which the holder receives the notice from the traffic commissioner requiring it to be returned.
For the purposes of this regulation, if a licence or disc is sent by recorded delivery service in accordance with paragraph (6), it shall be regarded as having been returned at the date that it is delivered at the appropriate office in the traffic area.
In this regulation—
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“term licence” means a licence which by virtue of the Deregulation and Contracting Out (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 1995f1, has an expiry date; and
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“continuous licence” means a licence that is not a term licence.