Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995

The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c.53) E+W+S

3 E+W+S The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 shall be amended as follows.

4 E+W+S In section 47 (supplementary provisions as to disqualifications and endorsements) after subsection (2) (cases where the court may or must send licence and its counterpart to the Secretary of State) insert—

“(2A) Subsection (2) above is subject to section 2(2) of and paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 (obligation of court to send licence and its counterpart to the Secretary of State).”

5 E+W+S In section 57 (endorsement of licences without hearings) after subsection (6) insert—

“(7) Subsections (3) and (4) above are subject to section 2(4)(a) of and paragraph 7(4)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995; and the fixed penalty clerk need not comply with subsection (6) above in a case where he sends a person’s licence and its counterpart to the Secretary of State under section 2(4)(b) of or paragraph 7(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to that Act.”

6 E+W+S In section 77 (endorsement where penalty paid) after subsection (9) insert—

“(10) Subsection (1) above is subject to section 2(4)(a) of and paragraph 7(4)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995; and the fixed penalty clerk need not send a notice falling within subsection (6)(a) above in a case where he sends a person’s licence and its counterpart to the Secretary of State under section 2(4)(b) of or paragraph 7(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to that Act.”

7 E+W+S In Schedule 1 (offences to which various sections of the Act apply), in paragraph 2 (offences to which section 6 applies) omit the word “and” immediately preceding paragraph (c) and after that paragraph insert “and

(d) to an offence under paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995.”