S.L. 65.18 Art. 30Compulsory periodic training.

(1) Drivers who obtain a driving licence and a certificate of professional competence certifying an initial qualification -

(a) on the 10th September, 2008, or thereafter, to drive a vehicle in licence categories D1, D1+E, D, D+E or f, or

(b) on the 10th September, 2009, or thereafter, to drive a vehicle in licence C1, C1+E, C or C+E, shall, within five years from acquiring their certificate of professional competence, certifying an initial qualification, and every five years thereafter, follow a compulsory periodic training course of a duration of thirty-five hours, given in periods of at least seven hours, and based on the training requirements as provided for in Section 1 of the Thirteenth Schedule.

(2) Drivers who -

(a) on the 9th September, 2008 already hold a D1, D1+E, D, D+E or f licence, or

(b) on the 9th September, 2009 already hold a C1, C1+E, C or C+E licence, shall, within five years from the said dates and every five years thereafter, follow a compulsory periodic training course of a duration of thirty-five hours, given in periods of at least seven hours, and based on the training requirements as provided for in Section 1 of the Thirteenth Schedule.

(3) The periodic training courses mentioned in the preceding sub-regulations shall be organised by a training centre approved by the Authority in accordance with Section 5 of the Thirteenth Schedule.

(4) If a driver moves from one undertaking to another undertaking, the periodic training already undergone shall be taken into account.

(5) When a driver completes the periodic training, the Authority or the approved training centre shall issue to the said driver a certificate of professional competence certifying the periodic training.

(6) A driver who has completed a first course of periodic training shall undergo periodic training every five years, before the end of the period of validity of the certificate of professional competence certifying periodic training.

(7) Drivers who have completed a course of periodic training for one of the licence categories D1, D1+E, D, D+E or f shall be exempt from the obligation to undergo further periodic training for another of those categories.

(8) Drivers who have completed a course of periodic training for one of the licence categories C1, C1+E, C or C+E shall be exempt from the obligation to undergo further periodic training for another of those categories.

(9) Holders of a certificate of professional competence certifying an initial qualification and holders of a certificate of professional competence certifying periodic training who cease pursuit of the occupation and do not meet the requirements of sub-regulations (1), (2) and (6), shall undergo a course of periodic training before resuming pursuit of the occupation.