Driving Instructors (Registration) Act 2016
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Earl Attlee (Lords)
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about the registration of driving instructors. |
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| Citation | 2016 c. 16 |
| Introduced by | Sir David Amess (Commons) Earl Attlee (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales, Scotland but Sections 5-7 Also Extend to Northern Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 May 2016 |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | Road Traffic Act 1988 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Driving Instructors (Registration) Act 2016 (c. 16) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amends certain sections of the Road Traffic Act 1988, in respect of the registration of driving instructors.
The act provides for measures to simplify the registration and deregistration of driving instructors from the Approved Driving Instructor register.[1]
Prior to the amendments made by this act a driving instructor was added to the register on qualification and remained on the list for a period of 4 years at which point they would be required to undertake a quality check to ensure they had retained the approved standard.
The issue that this act sought to overcome was that a person could only be removed from the register if their registration expires or they were removed from the register for conduct, competence or disciplinary reasons.
The act sought to amend the original legislation in the Road Traffic Act 1988 to allow for voluntary deregistration from the register.
The legislation was passed as a private member's bill.[2]
