Part II Sentence

General

C147 Supplementary provisions as to disqualifications and endorsements.

1

In any case where a court exercises its power under section 34, 35 or 44 of this Act not to order any disqualification or endorsement or to order disqualification for a shorter period than would otherwise be required, it must state the grounds for doing so in open court and, if it is a magistrates’ court or, in Scotland, a court of summary jurisdiction, must cause them to be entered in the register (in Scotland, record) of its proceedings.

C2C5F42

Where F11... a court orders a person to be disqualified for a period of 56 days or more F9 (disregarding any extension period) it must, send any licence of the person that is produced to the court, to the Secretary of State.

F82ZA

In subsection (2) “extension period” means an extension period added pursuant to—

a

section 35A or 35C,

b

section 248D of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, or

F10c

section 166 of the Sentencing Code.

F122A

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3

Where on an appeal against F1an order for the endorsement of F5...F3 a driving record or the disqualification of a person the appeal is allowed, the court by which the appeal is allowed must send notice of that fact to the Secretary of State.

F23A

On receiving such a notice F6... the Secretary of State must make any necessary adjustments to the endorsements on the person's driving record to reflect the outcome of the appeal.

C3C44

A notice sent by a court to the Secretary of State in pursuance of this section must be sent in such manner and to such address and contain such particulars as the Secretary of State may determine, and a licence F7... so sent in pursuance of this section must be sent to such address as the Secretary of State may determine.