Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018

A disqualification period (which may be permanent) must be prescribed in relation to each disqualification offence.

Different periods of disqualification may be prescribed in relation to a disqualification offence depending on any of the following —

whether the offence is a first or subsequent offence;

the circumstances in which the offence is committed;

the length of time that the provider has continuously held an authorisation that is in force when the offence is committed;

whether or not the provider has previously been disqualified under section 44(1).

The regulations may provide for the reinstatement of authorisations, or make any other provision necessary or convenient to be made, to deal with consequences of a conviction for a disqualification offence being quashed or set aside in a case in which an authorisation has been cancelled under section 43(2), (3) or (4) because of the conviction.