Road Traffic Act 2010
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Production of driving licence to court. |
63.— Section 22 (inserted by section 21 of the Act of 2004) of the Act of 2002 is amended by substituting for subsection (1) the following: | |
“22.— (1) A person who it is alleged has committed an offence or has been charged with the commission of an offence under the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2010 other than— | ||
(a) section 84 (inserted by section 15 of the Act of 2002), section 85 (inserted by section 16 of the Act of 2002) or section 101 of the Principal Act, or | ||
(b) section 35 (in so far as it relates to the parking of vehicles), section 36 or section 36A (inserted by section 12 of the Roads Act 2007 ) of the Act of 1994, | ||
and is due to appear before a court to answer the accusation or charge, shall on the first date he or she is due to appear before the court or on a subsequent date at the discretion of the presiding judge— | ||
(i) produce to the court his or her driving licence or learner permit, and deliver it to the registrar, clerk or other principal officer of the court, and | ||
(ii) provide a legible copy of that licence or learner permit to the court at that time, which the court shall require and retain for the purposes of establishing and recording the driving licence or learner permit details to which it relates, | ||
and the court shall record whether or not the licence or permit and the copy of the licence or permit have been produced.”. |