Section 99ZB — Road Traffic Act 1988: Requirements to complete training courses.

Requirements to complete training courses. 99ZB 1 Regulations under section 99ZA of this Act may provide that persons who have not successfully completed a driver training course—

a may not take a test of competence to drive motor vehicles of a prescribed class (or a prescribed part of such a test),

b are not authorised to drive motor vehicles of a prescribed class (before having passed a test of competence to drive them) by a provisional licence (or by section 98(2) or 99A(5) of this Act),

c are not granted a licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a prescribed class by virtue of regulations under section 89(6)(b) or (c) of this Act, or d are not authorised to drive motor vehicles of a prescribed class in prescribed circumstances (despite having passed a test of competence to drive them).

2 But a person is exempt from provision made by virtue of subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d) above if he is undergoing training on a driver training course and is driving a motor vehicle as part of the training.

3 And regulations under section 99ZA of this Act may include provision exempting persons from any provision made by virtue of subsection (1) above in other circumstances; and regulations including such provision may (in particular)—

a limit an exemption to persons in prescribed circumstances, b limit an exemption to a prescribed period or in respect of driving in a prescribed area, c attach conditions to an exemption, and d regulate applications for an exemption.

4 Regulations under section 99ZA of this Act may include provision for the evidencing by a person of his being within—

a the exemption specified in subsection (2) above, or b any exemption provided by virtue of subsection (3) above.

5 Regulations under section 99ZA of this Act may provide that a driver training course is not to be taken into account for the purposes of the regulations if it was completed before such time as is prescribed.