Clause 11
Amendment of section 47C
of Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill
Section 47C of the principal Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) At the start of or during any police investigation into the possible commission on or after the date of commencement of section 11 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2019 by a person of any offence under section 64, 67 or 116, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may suspend the driving licence of the person.”;
by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)an offence under section 65 or 65A;
(aa)an offence under section 64, 66 or 67 as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 11 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2019;”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in subsections (3), (4), (8) and (9), the words “or (1A)”; and
by deleting the words “under subsection (1) on account of any offence referred to in subsection (2)” in subsection (10) and substituting the words “under subsection (1) or (1A) on account of any offence mentioned in subsection (2) or (1A), respectively”.