Moved by
Lord Beecham
35A: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—
“Offence of driving while disqualified to be triable either way
(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (prosecution and punishment of offences under the Traffic Acts) in the entry relating to the offence of obtaining licence, or driving, while disqualified, section 103(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1988—
(a) in column 3, for “6 months” substitute “12 months”;
(b) in column 2, after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d) On indictment, in England and Wales”; and
(c) in column 3, after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d) 2 years or a fine or both”.
(2) In relation to an offence committed before section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, the reference to 12 months is to be read as being a reference to six months.
(3) The amendment made by this section applies only in relation to an offence committed on or after the day on which it comes into force.”