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Road Traffic Act 1930
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6Disqualification for offences and endorsement of convictions.
(1)Any court before which a person is convicted of any criminal offence in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle (not being an offence under Part IV of this Act)—
(a)may in any case, except where otherwise expressly provided by this Part of this Act, and shall where so required by this Part of this Act, order him to be disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence for such period as the court thinks fit and
(b)may in any case, and shall where a person is by virtue of a conviction disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence, or where an order so disqualifying any person is made or where so required by this Part of this Act, order that particulars of the conviction and of any disqualification to which the convicted person has become subject shall be endorsed on any licence held by the offender :
Provided that, if the court thinks fit, any disqualification imposed under this section may be limited to the driving of a motor vehicle of the same class or description as the vehicle in relation to which the offence was committed.
(2)A person who by virtue of an order of a court under this Part of this Act is disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence may appeal against the order in the same manner as against a conviction, and the court may, if it thinks fit, pending the appeal, suspend the operation of the order.
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