(1)The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 7 (trial: duty of accused to provide licence to the court)—
(a)for subsection (1) substitute—
“(1)Where—
(a)a person who is the holder of a licence is prosecuted for an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification,
(b)there is a hearing, and
(c)the person attends the hearing,
the person must bring the licence to the hearing.”;
(b)omit subsections (1A), (1B), (1C) and (2).
(3)In section 27 (sentence: production of licence to the court)—
(a)for subsection (1) substitute—
“(1)Where—
(a)a person who is the holder of a licence is convicted of an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification, and
(b)a court proposes to make, or makes, an order disqualifying the person,
the court may require the licence to be produced to it.”;
(b)in subsection (3)(b), at the beginning insert “unless the licence is already treated as being revoked under section 37(1),”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 91 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 208(1)
I2S. 91 in force at 30.11.2022 by S.I. 2022/1187, reg. 4(a) (with Pt. 3)