Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)

Part I U.K. Trial

Introductory E+W+S

7 Duty of accused to provide licence. E+W+S

A person who is prosecuted for an offence involving [F1 obligatory or discretionary disqualification] and who is the holder of a licence must—

(a) cause it to be delivered to the clerk of the court not later than the day before the date appointed for the hearing, or

(b) post it, at such a time that in the ordinary course of post it would be delivered not later than that day, in a letter duly addressed to the clerk and either registered or sent by the recorded delivery service, or

(c) have it with him at the hearing

[F2 and the foregoing obligations imposed on him as respects the licence also apply as respects the counterpart to the licence.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 7 substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para.83; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.

F2 Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(2), 3, Sch. 2 para. 1

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 7 applied with modifications by S.I. 1987/1378, reg. 25(3) (as amended by S.I. 1990/842, reg. 9)

C2 S. 7: power to exclude or modify conferred (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 193A(2)(b) (inserted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 46(2); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.).

C3 S. 7 extended (1.6.1997) by 1995 c. 13, s. 6, Sch. 1 Pt. II, para. 3(2); S.I. 1997/267, art. 2(2)

C4 S. 7 applied (with modifications) (12.11.1999) by S.I. 1999/2864, reg. 80(5)(a)