Continuation of licence sanctions under former road transport legislation
36 Continuation of licence sanctions under former road transport legislation
This clause applies in relation to the following—
any licence disqualification (a continuing licence disqualification) that is—
imposed before the repeal day by or under Division 1 of Part 5.4 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005, or
imposed on or after the repeal day by or under Division 1 of Part 5.4 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (as continued in force by operation of clause 6) in relation to an offence committed against the former road transport legislation,
any disqualification suspension order (a continuing disqualification suspension order) that is—
made before the repeal day under Division 2 of Part 5.4 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005, or
made on or after the repeal day under Division 2 of Part 5.4 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (as continued in force by operation of clause 6) in relation to an offence committed against the former road transport legislation,
any declaration (a continuing habitual traffic offender declaration) that—
comes into force in relation to a person before the repeal day by operation of section 199 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005, or
comes into force in relation to a person on or after the repeal day under section 199 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (as continued in force by operation of clause 6) in relation to an offence committed against the former road transport legislation,
any suspension from holding a driver licence (a continuing licence suspension) that is—
imposed before the repeal day by or under Division 4 of Part 5.4 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005, or
imposed on or after the repeal day by or under Division 4 of Part 5.4 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (as continued in force by operation of clause 6) in relation to an offence committed against the former road transport legislation.
A continuing licence disqualification continues to have effect as a disqualification from holding a driver licence for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 7.4 of this Act until such time as the period of disqualification ends or the disqualification is annulled, quashed or set aside (whichever is the sooner).
A continuing disqualification suspension order continues to have effect as a disqualification suspension order for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 7.4 of this Act until the order ceases to have effect under that Division or the order is annulled, quashed or set aside (whichever is the sooner).
A continuing habitual traffic offender declaration continues to have effect as a declaration that a person is an habitual traffic offender for the purposes of Division 3 of Part 7.4 of this Act until such time as the period of declaration ends or the declaration is annulled, quashed or set aside (whichever is the sooner).
A continuing licence suspension continues to have effect as a suspension of a driver licence for the purposes of the provisions of Division 4 of Part 7.4 of this Act that correspond to the provisions of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 under which the suspension was made until such time as the suspension ceases to have effect or the suspension is annulled, quashed or set aside (whichever is the sooner).
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