Road Safety Act 2006

Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)

28 (1) Section 83 (powers of court in cases of deception) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) This section also applies where—

(a) particulars are endorsed on a person’s driving record under section 57A of this Act because the fixed penalty clerk or the Secretary of State is deceived as to whether endorsement under that section is excluded by section 61A(2) of this Act by virtue of the fact that the person to whom the fixed penalty notice was given would be liable to be disqualified under section 35 of this Act if he were convicted of the offence, or

(b) particulars are endorsed on a person’s driving record under section 77A of this Act because the appropriate person or court is deceived as to whether proceedings against the person are excluded by section 76 of this Act by virtue of the fact that the person to whom the conditional offer is issued would be liable to be disqualified under section 35 of this Act if he were convicted of the offence.”

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “licence holder” substitute “person to whom the fixed penalty notice was given or conditional offer was issued”,

(b) in paragraph (b), for “the licence holder” substitute “he”,

(c) after “57” insert “or 57A”, and

(d) after “77” insert “or 77A”.