All NPPL Class Ratings will, under the revised system, be revalidated in the same way. 12 hours in the 24 month validity period, of which 8 must be as PIC and a total of 1 (rather than a single 1 hour flight) must be with an instructor. 6 of the 12 must be in the final 12 month period.
These revalidation requirements also apply to the NPPL Microlight Class Rating.
Those Microlight and/or SLMG pilots with pre-NPPL licences who wish to remain on the old scheme may do so. However, unless they convert their old licneces to the NPPL, they cannot take advantage of the new consolidated revalidation requirements, which allow holders of more than one NPPL Class Rating to revalidate all Class Ratings by hours achieved on any, subject to a minimum of 1 hour on each Class held.