Part II Sentence
Introductory
C132 In Scotland, court may take extract from licensing records into account.
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2
The court may, in determining what order to make in pursuance of the conviction, take into consideration (subject to subsection (3) below)—
a
particulars of any previous conviction or disqualification pertaining to him, and
b
any penalty points ordered to be endorsed on F3the counterpart of any licence held by him which are to be taken into account under section 29 of this Act,
which are specified in a document purporting to be a note of information contained in the records maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with his functions under Part III of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988.
3
If the prosecutor lays before the court such a document as is mentioned in subsection (2) above, the court or the clerk of court must ask the accused if he admits the accuracy of the particulars relating to him contained in the document.
4
Where the accused admits the accuracy of any particulars, the prosecutor need not adduce evidence in proof of those particulars, and the admission must be entered in the record of the proceedings.
5
Where the accused does not admit the accuracy of any particulars, the prosecutor must, unless he withdraws those particulars, adduce evidence in proof of them, either then or at any other diet.