(1)Section 44 of the [1973 c. 62.] Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (disqualification by Crown Court where vehicle used for purposes of crime) shall be amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (1) there shall be inserted—
“(1A)This section also applies where a person is convicted by or before any court of common assault or of any other offence involving an assault (including an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring, or inciting to the commission of, an offence).”
(3)In subsection (2) after the words “this section applies” there shall be inserted the words “by virtue of subsection (1) above”.
(4)After subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
“(2A)If in a case to which this section applies by virtue of subsection (1A) above the court is satisfied that the assault was committed by driving a motor vehicle, the court may order the person convicted to be disqualified, for such period as the court thinks fit, for holding or obtaining such a licence.”