Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018

Amendment of Road Traffic Act 2010

2. (1) The Road Traffic Act 2010 is amended—

(a) in section 13A, by the substitution of “11(6)” for “11(5)” in subsection (1),

(b) in section 13B, by the substitution of “11(6)” for “11(5)” in subsection (1), and

(c) in section 29—

(i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “and the disqualification specified in subsection (8)(a) for the person” for “and the penalty points specified in subsection (8)(a)(i) or disqualification specified in subsection (8)(a)(ii) for the person”,

(ii) in subsection (5) by the substitution of “the date of commencement of the disqualification” for “the appropriate date relating to the endorsement of penalty points on the entry relating to the person or the date of commencement of the disqualification, whichever is applicable,”,

(iii) by the deletion of subsection (6),

(iv) in subsection (8)—

(I) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a)(i):

“(i) did not exceed 80 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, 107 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine, or 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, the person shall be disqualified for holding a driving licence for a period of 3 months beginning on the date referred to in subsection (15), or”,

and

(II) in paragraphs (a)(ii) and (b), by the substitution of “subsection (15)” for “subsection (14)” in each place where it occurs,

(v) in subsection (11), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e):

“(e) where a payment of the fixed charge is made within the period specified in paragraph (d), the person shall be disqualified for holding a driving licence for the appropriate period in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (8), and”,

(vi) in subsection (14) by the substitution of “cause the period of the disqualification referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (8)” for “cause the number of penalty points or period of disqualification referred to in subsection (8), as the case may be”, and

(vii) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (15):

“(15) Where an endorsement is made under subsection (14), the Minister shall cause a notice to be issued to the person concerned informing him or her that the date for the commencement of the period of the disqualification is 14 days after the date of that notice.”.

(2) Notwithstanding the amendment by subsection (1)(c) of section 29 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 , that section shall apply as if it had not been so amended in respect of an offence committed before the commencement of subsection (1)(c).