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3.—(1) Where—
(a)a person is convicted by a court of a relevant offence; and
(b)the court is satisfied that, at the time the offence was committed, the person was driving or was otherwise in charge of a motor vehicle,
the court may make an order that the person is to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the 1988 Act.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a “relevant offence” is an offence under any of the following provisions of the 2007 Act—
(a)section 1(1) (soliciting for prostitution); and
(b)section 1(3) (loitering for prostitution).
(3) A disqualification order—
(a)may be made in addition to, or instead of, any other disposal available to the court (including a disposal under section 1(5) of the 2007 Act); and
(b)is to be framed so as to have effect for such period as the court considers appropriate in all the circumstances.
(4) A disqualification order may not be made in respect of an offence committed before the coming into force of this Order.
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