# The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007, Regulation 8AC: Issue of national driver qualification card


(1) This regulation applies to a person who holds a driving licence in the form of a photocard and is—
(a) a national of the United Kingdom;
(b) a national of a member State and normally resident in the United Kingdom;
(c) a national of a member State and authorised to work in the United Kingdom;
(d) a national of a third country and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
(2) The competent authority must issue a national driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies for a period of five years beginning with the relevant day if it is satisfied that—
(a) the person holds a national periodic CPC as a result of completing 35 hours of national periodic training or a combination of any periodic training and national periodic training, and
(b) the completion of that training has been notified to the competent authority under regulation 7(1).
(3) The competent authority must issue a national driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies for a period of five years beginning with the day on which the person completed the national return to driving course if it is satisfied that—
(a) the person holds a national periodic CPC as a result of completing a national return to driving course and 28 hours of national periodic training in accordance with regulation 7B(6), and
(b) the completion of that training has been notified to the competent authority under regulation 7(1).
(4) The competent authority must issue a national driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies for a period of five years beginning with the day on which the person completed the national return to driving course if it is satisfied that—
(a) the person holds a national periodic CPC as a result of completing a national return to driving course and 28 hours of training which is a combination of any periodic training and any national periodic training in accordance with regulation 7B(6), and
(b) the completion of that training has been notified to the competent authority under regulation 7(1).
(5) The competent authority must issue a national driver qualification card to a person to whom this regulation applies for a period of one year beginning with the day on which the person completed the national return to driving course if it is satisfied that—
(a) the person has completed the course, and
(b) the completion of that course has been notified to the competent authority under regulation 7(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/605/regulation/8AC (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vehicle-drivers-certificates-of-professional-competence-regulations-2007/regulation-8AC
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