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a person is convicted of any of the following offences may order him to be disqualified for such period as the court thinks fit-
(a) any offence under this Ordinance in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle; (Amended 43 of 1986 s. 3)
(b) an offence under section 63(6);
(c) stealing a motor vehicle;
(d) an offence under section 14(1) of the Theft Ordinance (Cap. 210) in respect of a motor vehicle:
(e) an offence under section 27 of the Theft Ordinance (Cap. 210) committed with reference to the theft or taking of motor vehicles;
(f) a contravention of any of the following provisions of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.), namely regulation 37(a), (b), (c) and (d) (relating to the obligations of taxi drivers) and regulation 47 (relating to prescribed taxi fares); (Replaced 66 of 1984 s. 9)
(g) any offence under any regulation made under section 9 of using or causing or permitting the use on a road of any motor vehicle or trailer in contravention of any provision or requirement of any such regulation as to brakes, tyres or steering gear, except where the convicted person proves that he did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the facts of the case were such that the offence would have been committed;
(h) any offence during the course of which, or in order to escape apprehension for which, he uses a motor vehicle.
(2) A disqualification-
(a) imposed in respect of an offence specified in subsection (1)(f), shall be limited to the driving of a taxi; and
(b) imposed in respect of any other offence specified in subsection (1) shall be a disqualification from holding or obtaining any driving licence. (Replaced 43 of 1986 s. 3)
(3) When a person is convicted of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring or inciting the commission of an offence under Part V or section 52(1), and it is proved that he was present in the vehicle at the time of the commission of the offence, the offence of which he is convicted shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be an offence in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle.
70. Re-testing of drivers
(1) (Repealed 43 of 1986 s. 4)
(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification the court may, whether or not it makes any other order as to disqualification, and whether or not such person has previously
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CAP. 374]
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a person is convicted of any of the following offences may order him to be disqualified for such period as the court thinks fit-
(a) any offence under this Ordinance in connection with the driving
of a motor vehicle; (Amended 43 of 1986 s. 3)
(b) an offence under section 63(6);
(c) stealing a motor vehicle;
(d) an offence under section 14(1) of the Theft Ordinance (Cap. 210)
in respect of a motor vehicle:
(e) an offence under section 27 of the Theft Ordinance (Cap. 210)
committed with reference to the theft or taking of motor vehicles; (ƒ) a contravention of any of the following provisions of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.), namely regulation 37(a), (b), (c) and (d) (relating to the obligations of taxi drivers) and regulation 47 (relating to prescribed taxi fares); (Replaced 66 of 1984 s. 9)
(g) any offence under any regulation made under section 9 of using or causing or permitting the use on a road of any motor vehicle or trailer in contravention of any provision or requirement of any such regulation as to brakes, tyres or steering gear, except where the convicted person proves that he did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the facts of the case were such that the offence would have been committed;
(h) any offence during the course of which, or in order to escape
apprehension for which, he uses a motor vehicle.
(2) A disqualification-
(a) imposed in respect of an offence specified in subsection (1)(ƒ),
shall be limited to the driving of a taxi; and
(b) imposed in respect of any other offence specified in subsection (1) shall be a disqualification from holding or obtaining any driving licence. (Replaced 43 of 1986 s. 3)
(3) When a person is convicted of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring or inciting the commission of an offence under Part V or section 52(1), and it is proved that he was present in the vehicle at the time of the commission of the offence, the offence of which he is convicted shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be an offence in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle.
70. Re-testing of drivers
(1) (Repealed 43 of 1986 s. 4)
(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification the court may, whether or not it makes any other order as to disqualification, and whether or not such person has previously
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