Revocation of licences and re-testing
F13ASurrender of licences
(1)
Where—
(a)
the Secretary of State is required under section 3(1) or (1B) to serve a notice on a person revoking the person’s licence, and
(b)
the Secretary of State is not already in receipt of the licence,
the notice may also require the person to surrender the licence to the Secretary of State before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the notice is served.
(2)
A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed under subsection (1)—
(a)
is guilty of an offence, and
(b)
is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3)
Where the Secretary of State receives a Northern Ireland licence pursuant to a requirement to surrender it imposed under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must send it to the licensing authority in Northern Ireland.