104ARequired training for accreditation

104A Required training for accreditation (1) For section 104 (1) (g), a person has complied with the required training for accreditation if— (a) the person has, within the 1-year period before the day the application for accreditation is made, successfully completed— (i) if the person is applying for accreditation as a driving instructor—a training course that is approved under section 122 (Approval of training courses) for, or for people who wish to become, driving instructors; or (ii) if the person is applying for accreditation as a heavy vehicle driver assessor—a training course that is approved under section 122 for, or for people who wish to become, heavy vehicle driver assessors for the licence class, or a higher class, for which accreditation is sought; or (b) the person has, within the 5-year period before the day the application for accreditation is made, been accredited for the licence class, or a higher class, for which accreditation is sought. (2) If the road transport authority is satisfied that a person has appropriate training or experience for accreditation, the authority may exempt the person from section 104 (1) (g). (3) An exemption under subsection (2) may be conditional. (4) If an exemption under subsection (2) is subject to conditions, the exemption applies only if all the conditions of the exemption are being complied with.