19ADriving while disqualified under this Act

19A Driving while disqualified under this Act

[Section 19A Inserted by No. 94 of 1975, s. 15 ]

(1)  [Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] [Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] *[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 96 of 1976, s. 15 and Sched. II ][Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 1979, s. 2 ][Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 91 of 1982, s. 11 ]*A person who, except in so far as he is authorized to do so by a licence issued pursuant to an order made under section 18 of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 , drives a motor vehicle while he is disqualified from driving under this Act is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:  [Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] In the case of –

(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months (or both) and a further period of disqualification (not exceeding 3 years) fixed by the court; and

(b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 80 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months (or both) and a further period of disqualification (not exceeding 5 years) fixed by the court.

(2)  [Section 19A Subsection (2) inserted by No. 15 of 1979, s. 2 ]**[Section 19A Subsection (2) amended by No. 91 of 1982, s. 11 ][Section 19A Subsection (2) substituted by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] [Section 19A Subsection (2) substituted by No. 38 of 2017, s. 37, Applied:03 Dec 2018] A person who drives a motor vehicle while his or her licence is suspended under section 18B(3)(a) is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months (or both) and a further period of disqualification (not exceeding 3 years) fixed by the court; and