Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

2 (1) Section 54 (road traffic offences in UK: application of section 55) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a), after “Schedule 3” insert “ or Part 1 of Schedule 3A ”, and

(b) in paragraph (b), for “that Schedule” substitute “ Schedule 3 or Part 2 of Schedule 3A ”.

(3) For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) The minimum period is—

(a) for an offence mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 3 in relation to which the Secretary of State has by regulations specified a period of less than six months, that period;

(b) for an offence mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 3A in relation to which the Department has by regulations specified a period of less than six months, that period;

(c) for any other offence, a period of six months.”

(4) After that subsection insert—

“(3A) When determining whether the period of disqualification in respect of an offence mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 3 is not less than the minimum period, an extension period imposed under any of the following is to be disregarded—

(a) section 35A or 35C of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988;

(b) section 248D of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;

(c) section 147A of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000.

(3B) When determining whether the period of disqualification in respect of an offence mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 3A is not less than the minimum period, an extension period imposed under any of the following is to be disregarded—

(a) Article 8A of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/704 (N.I. 6));

(b) Article 40A of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I. 10));

(c) Article 91A of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)).”

(5) After subsection (5) insert—

“(6) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 3.

(7) The Department may by regulations amend Schedule 3A.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 2 in force in accordance with art. 3(1)(3) of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 2017/189, art. 3(2)