107Accreditation and certificates of accreditation

107 Accreditation and certificates of accreditation (1) If the road transport authority approves an application by a person for accreditation, the authority must give the person a certificate of accreditation.

(2) The certificate of accreditation must show— (a) the accreditation number allocated to the person; and (b) if the accreditation is for driver instruction only—that fact; and (c) the person’s full name; and (d) a photograph of the person; and (e) the person’s signature (or a reproduction of the signature); and (f) the expiry date of the accreditation; and (g) for a heavy vehicle driver assessor—the licence class for which the person is accredited. Note For par (d), the road transport authority may use the person’s photograph that the authority holds for the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999, s 36 (see s 138A). (3) The maximum period the road transport authority may accredit a person is 5 years. (4) The road transport authority may approve an application by a person for accreditation as a driving instructor to provide driving instruction only.