SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Offences committed by disqualified drivers: further amendments
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
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The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows.
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Section 24 (alternative verdicts: general) is amended as follows.
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In subsection (A2)—
a
after paragraph (b) insert—
ba
an offence under section 3ZC of that Act (causing death by driving: disqualified drivers),
bb
an offence under section 3ZD of that Act (causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers),
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In the table in subsection (1), at the appropriate place insert—
Section 3ZC (causing death by driving: disqualified drivers)
Section 103(1)(b) (driving while disqualified)
Section 3ZD (causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers)
Section 103(1)(b) (driving while disqualified)
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In section 34(4)(a) (disqualification for certain offences), after sub-paragraph (iia) insert—
iib
an offence under section 3ZC of that Act (causing death by driving: disqualified drivers), or
iic
an offence under section 3ZD of that Act (causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers), or
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1
Section 36(2) (disqualification until test is passed) is amended as follows.
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At the end of paragraph (a) omit “or”.
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For paragraph (b) substitute—
b
an offence under section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (causing death by dangerous driving),
c
an offence under section 1A of that Act (causing serious injury by dangerous driving),
d
an offence under section 2 of that Act (dangerous driving),
e
an offence under section 3ZC of that Act (causing death by driving: disqualified drivers), or
f
an offence under section 3ZD of that Act (causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers).
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In section 45 (effect of endorsement of counterparts), for subsection (6) substitute—
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Where the offence was under one of the following sections of the Road Traffic Act 1988, the endorsement remains effective until four years have elapsed since the conviction—
a
section 1 (causing death by dangerous driving),
b
section 1A (causing serious injury by dangerous driving),
c
section 2 (dangerous driving),
d
section 3ZC (causing death by driving: disqualified drivers), or
e
section 3ZD (causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers).
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In section 45A (effect of endorsement of driving records), for subsection (4), as substituted by paragraph 42 of Schedule 3 to the Road Safety Act 2006 (endorsement: all drivers), substitute—
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Where the offence was under one of the following sections of the Road Traffic Act 1988, the endorsement remains effective until four years have elapsed since the conviction—
a
section 1 (causing death by dangerous driving),
b
section 1A (causing serious injury by dangerous driving),
c
section 2 (dangerous driving),
d
section 3ZC (causing death by driving: disqualified drivers), or
e
section 3ZD (causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers).
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1
The table in Schedule 1 (offences to which sections 1, 6, 11 and 12(1) apply) is amended as follows.
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In the entry relating to section 3ZB of the Road Traffic Act 1988, in the second column omit “, disqualified”.
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After that entry insert—
RTA section 3ZC
Causing death by driving: disqualified drivers
Section 11 of this Act.
RTA section 3ZD
Causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers
Sections 11 and 12(1) of this Act.
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In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (prosecution and punishment of offences under the Traffic Acts), in the entry relating to section 3ZB of the Road Traffic Act 1988, in column 2 omit “, disqualified”.