Part II Sentence
Endorsement
44F1Orders for endorsement
(1)
Where a person is convicted of an offence involving obligatory endorsement, the court must order there to be endorsed on F2the counterpart of any licence held by him particulars of the conviction and also—
(a)
if the court orders him to be disqualified, particulars of the disqualification, or
(b)
if the court does not order him to be disqualified—
(i)
particulars of the offence, including the date when it was committed, and
(ii)
the penalty points to be attributed to the offence.
(2)
Where the court does not order the person convicted to be disqualified, it need not make an order under subsection (1) above if for special reasons it thinks fit not to do so.
(3)
In relation to Scotland, references in this section to the court include the F3justice of the peace court.
F4(3A)
Where a person who is not the holder of a licence is convicted of an offence involving obligatory endorsement, subsection (1) above applies as if the reference to the counterpart of any licence held by him were a reference to his driving record
(4)
This section is subject to section 48 of this Act.