The Commission may make arrangements to issue to a licensee on request a copy of an operating licence which has been lost, stolen or damaged.
The arrangements may, in particular, include a requirement—
for the payment of a fee not exceeding such sum as may be prescribed for the purposes of this subsection by the Secretary of State by regulations;
in the case of a licence being lost or stolen, that the licensee has complied with specified arrangements for reporting the loss or theft to the police.
A copy of a licence issued under this section shall be treated as if it were the licence.