Road Safety Act 2006

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42U.K.In section 45A (effect of endorsement of driving records), for subsections (3) to (5) substitute—

(3)An endorsement ordered on a person's conviction of an offence remains effective (subject to subsections (4) and (5) below)—

(a)if an order is made for the disqualification of the offender, until four years have elapsed since the conviction, and

(b)if no such order is made, until either—

(i)four years have elapsed since the commission of the offence, or

(ii)an order is made for the disqualification of the offender under section 35 of this Act.

(4)Where the offence was one under section 1 or 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (causing death by dangerous driving and dangerous driving), the endorsement remains in any case effective until four years have elapsed since the conviction.

(5)Where the offence was one—

(a)under section 3A, 4(1) or 5(1)(a) of that Act (driving offences connected with drink or drugs),

(b)under section 7(6) of that Act (failing to provide specimen) involving obligatory disqualification, or

(c)under section 7A(6) of that Act (failing to allow a specimen to be subjected to laboratory test),

the endorsement remains effective until eleven years have elapsed since the conviction.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 42 in force at 8.6.2015 by S.I. 2015/560, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4-9)