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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
117Penalties for offences
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117 Penalties for offences
(1) A person who commits an offence against, contravenes or fails to
comply with any provision of this Act, may be prosecuted before
any court of competent jurisdiction, and that court may, where no
other penalty is expressly provided, impose in respect of any such
offence, contravention, or failure, a maximum penalty of, in the case
of a natural person, 15 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months
or, in the case of a body corporate, 85 penalty units, and may:
(a) if the person found guilty holds a licence under this Act, cancel
the licence and, in addition, may direct that no licence shall be
granted to that person during such time as the court thinks fit;
or
(b) if the person found guilty is not the holder of a licence under
this Act, direct that no licence shall be granted to that person
during such time as the Court thinks fit.
(8) A licence cancelled pursuant to this section shall be of no effect.
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(9) The court shall cause particulars of all findings of guilt and orders to
be forwarded to the Registrar.
(10) For the purposes of this section, licence means a licence to drive a
motor vehicle of any class whatsoever.