25(1)Section 62 (suspension and revocation of operators’ licences) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) before the “or” at the end of paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)that the operator has since the grant of the licence been convicted of an immigration offence or required to pay an immigration penalty;”.
(3)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)Subsection (1)(ca) does not apply if—
(a)in a case where the operator has been convicted of an immigration offence, the conviction is a spent conviction within the meaning of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, or
(b)in a case where the operator has been required to pay an immigration penalty—
(i)more than three years have elapsed since the date on which the penalty was imposed, and
(ii)the amount of the penalty has been paid in full.”