CAP. 220]
Disqualifica- tion for
offences and
endorsement
Vehicle and Road Traffic.
10. (1) Any court or magistrate before whom a person is convicted of any offence under Section 4, 5 or 6, or of manslaughter in connexion with the driving of a motor vehicle-
20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43, ss. 6 & 7.
(a) may in any case, except where otherwise expressly provided by this Ordinance, and shall where so required by this Ordinance, order him to be disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle for such period as the court or magistrate thinks fit; and
(b) may in any case, and shall where a person is by virtue of a conviction disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence, or where an order so disqualifying any person is made or where so required by this Ordinance, order that particulars of the conviction and of any disqualification to which the convicted person has become subject shall be endorsed on any licence to drive a motor vehicle held by the offender:
Provided that, if the court or magistrate thinks fit, any disqualification imposed under this section may be limited to the driving of a motor vehicle of the same class or description as the vehicle in relation to which the offence was committed.
(2) A person who by virtue of an order of a court or magistrate under this Ordinance is disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence may appeal against the order in the same manner as against a conviction, and the court or magistrate may, if he thinks fit, pending the appeal, suspend the operation of the order.
(3) Where a person who is disqualified by virtue of a conviction or order under this Ordinance is the holder of a licence, the licence shall be suspended as long as the disqualification continues in force.
(4) A licence suspended under the provisions of this section shall during the time of suspension be of no effect.
11. (1) An order that the particulars of any conviction or of any disqualification to which the convicted person has become subject are to be endorsed on any licence held by the offender shall, whether the offender is at the time the holder of a licence or not, operate as an order that any licence he
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