Regulation 19 Suspension or withdrawal of other train driving licences and driver prohibitionF1

(1)

Without prejudice to regulation 21, if the ORR considers that the holder of a Northern Ireland train driving licence no longer satisfies a condition required for the holding of it the ORR must—

(a)

inform the Department for Infrastructure of this view;

(b)

give the Department for Infrastructure a reasoned request for a review of the holder's eligibility to hold the licence, or for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn; and

(c)

notify the Intergovernmental Commission of the request.

(F22)

Without prejudice to regulation 21, if the ORR considers that the holder of a relevant European train driving licence no longer satisfies a condition required for holding it, the ORR—

(a)

must—

(i)

inform the French licensing authority, and the Intergovernmental Commission of this view; and

(ii)

notify the Intergovernmental Commission of any request made to the French licensing authority or other safety authority under sub-paragraph (b) or (c) and the French licensing authority of any request to another safety authority under sub-paragraph (c)(i);

(b)

may, where the licence has been issued by the French licensing authority, give that authority a reasoned request for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn;

(c)

may, where the licence has been issued by a safety authority other than the French licensing authority—

(i)

inform that other authority of this view and make a reasoned request for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn; and

(ii)

request the French licensing authority to give a reasoned request to that other authority for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn.

(3)

Pending any suspension or withdrawal of the licence, or other conclusion on the request, the ORR may prohibit the holder from driving a train in Great Britain.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 19 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/677), regs. 1(2), 2(9); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Reg. 19(2) substituted (31.1.2022 at 11:00 p.m.) by The Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/85), regs. 1(2), 2(6)