Clause 9

by inserting, immediately after the words “this Act” in subsection (2), the words “, and providing for the circumstances where any points so awarded may be cancelled or disregarded”;

by deleting subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the following subsections:“(3) The Deputy Commissioner of Police may, under subsection (1), regard a person as not competent to drive a motor vehicle, or establish that it would not be in the interests of public safety for a person to continue to hold a driving licence, if that person is awarded, within a prescribed period, points prescribed for the commission of an offence or offences under this Act that are equal to or in excess of the maximum number of points prescribed (called the suspension threshold).(4) The rules made under subsection (2) must —

specify the number of points to be awarded for an offence under this Act, including points that distinguish between different offences under this Act or the circumstances in which any offence is committed or both;

specify when points may be awarded in respect of an offence under this Act, and the circumstances under which points awarded may be cancelled or disregarded for the purposes of subsection (1); and

specify the suspension threshold, the period over which the suspension threshold is calculated, and such other matters as are required to be prescribed for the purposes of this section.”; and

by deleting the words “maximum number at which the Deputy Commissioner of Police may suspend the driving licence of such person” in subsection (5) and substituting the words “suspension threshold”.