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Formal Consolidation |  2004 RevEd
Immediate suspension of driving licence in certain circumstances
47C.—(1)  Where a person drives a motor vehicle on a road or other public place —
(a)whilst under the influence of drink or of a drug or an intoxicating substance in contravention of section 67(1)(a);
(b)whilst he has so much alcohol in his body that the proportion of it in his breath or blood exceeds the prescribed limit in contravention of section 67(1)(b);
(c)without a policy of insurance in respect of third-party risks in contravention of section 3(1) of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189);
(d)recklessly or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public in contravention of section 64(1); or
(e)in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life in contravention of section 279 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224),
and whilst so driving causes death or serious injury to any other person, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, where the first-mentioned person is charged for that offence, suspend his driving licence from the date he is charged for the offence, and the suspension shall remain in force until the offence is tried and determined by a court.
[7/90; 11/96; 1/99]
(2)  Where a person drives a motor vehicle on a road or other public place and whilst so driving commits an offence of —
(a)causing death by reckless or dangerous driving in contravention of section 66(1); or
(b)causing death by a rash or negligent act in contravention of section 304A of the Penal Code (Cap. 224),
the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, where the first-mentioned person is charged for that offence, suspend his driving licence from the date on which he is first charged for the offence, and the suspension shall remain in force until the offence is tried and determined by a court.
[1/99]
(3)  Where a person drives a motor vehicle on a road or other public place and whilst so driving causes any serious injury or death to another person and thereafter fails to render any assistance as required under section 84(3), the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, where the first-mentioned person is charged for the offence under section 84(7) for failing to comply with section 84(3), suspend his driving licence from the date on which he is first charged for the offence, and the suspension shall remain in force until the offence is tried and determined by a court.
[21/2002]
(4)  The Deputy Commissioner of Police shall, before suspending a driving licence of a person under subsection (1), (2) or (3), give to the person concerned a notice in writing informing the person that his driving licence is immediately suspended until the charge has been tried and determined by a court and requiring the person immediately to surrender his driving licence.
[7/90; 1/99; 21/2002]
(5)  A person who refuses or fails, without reasonable cause, or excuse to surrender his driving licence to the Deputy Commissioner of Police under subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence.
[7/90]
(6)  Any person whose driving licence has been suspended under this section shall not during the period of suspension drive a motor vehicle on a road under any other driving licence granted by any authority or otherwise.
[7/90]
(7)  Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road when his driving licence is suspended under this section shall be guilty of an offence.
[7/90]
(8)  A person to whom a notice is given under subsection (4) may appeal against the notice to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
[7/90; 11/96]
Informal Consolidation | Amended S 304/2005
Immediate suspension of driving licence in certain circumstances
47C.—(1)  Where a person drives a motor vehicle on a road or other public place —
(a)whilst under the influence of drink or of a drug or an intoxicating substance in contravention of section 67(1)(a);
(b)whilst he has so much alcohol in his body that the proportion of it in his breath or blood exceeds the prescribed limit in contravention of section 67(1)(b);
(c)without a policy of insurance in respect of third-party risks in contravention of section 3(1) of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189);
(d)recklessly or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public in contravention of section 64(1); or
(e)in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life in contravention of section 279 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224),
and whilst so driving causes death or serious injury to any other person, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, where the first-mentioned person is charged for that offence, suspend his driving licence from the date he is charged for the offence, and the suspension shall remain in force until the offence is tried and determined by a court.
[7/90; 11/96; 1/99]
(2)  Where a person drives a motor vehicle on a road or other public place and whilst so driving commits an offence of —
(a)causing death by reckless or dangerous driving in contravention of section 66(1); or
(b)causing death by a rash or negligent act in contravention of section 304A of the Penal Code (Cap. 224),
the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, where the first-mentioned person is charged for that offence, suspend his driving licence from the date on which he is first charged for the offence, and the suspension shall remain in force until the offence is tried and determined by a court.
[1/99]
(3)  Where a person drives a motor vehicle on a road or other public place and whilst so driving causes any serious injury or death to another person and thereafter fails to render any assistance as required under section 84(3), the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, where the first-mentioned person is charged for the offence under section 84(7) for failing to comply with section 84(3), suspend his driving licence from the date on which he is first charged for the offence, and the suspension shall remain in force until the offence is tried and determined by a court.
[21/2002]
(4)  The Deputy Commissioner of Police shall, before suspending a driving licence of a person under subsection (1), (2) or (3), give to the person concerned a notice in writing informing the person that his driving licence is immediately suspended until the charge has been tried and determined by a court and requiring the person immediately to surrender his driving licence.
[7/90; 1/99; 21/2002]
(5)  A person who refuses or fails, without reasonable cause, or excuse to surrender his driving licence to the Deputy Commissioner of Police under subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence.
[7/90]
(6)  Any person whose driving licence has been suspended under this section shall not during the period of suspension drive a motor vehicle on a road under any other driving licence granted by any authority or otherwise.
[7/90]
(7)  Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road when his driving licence is suspended under this section shall be guilty of an offence.
[7/90]
(8)  A person to whom a notice is given under subsection (4) may appeal against the notice to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
[7/90; 11/96]
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