Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
48Authority by court to issue restricted licence
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48 Authority by court to issue restricted licence (1) An order made by the Magistrates Court authorising the road transport authority to issue a restricted licence to a person must state— (a) the class of driver licence for which the restricted licence may be issued; and Note The classes of driver licence are set out in s 7. (b) the expiry date of the restricted licence. (2) The class of driver licence stated by the court must be a class for which the person satisfies the eligibility requirements. (3) The expiry date stated by the court must be the date when, or a date before, the person’s disqualification from holding or obtaining a driver licence ends. (4) The court may include in the order conditions to which the restricted licence is to be subject. (5) Without limiting subsection (4), the conditions may include conditions about any of the following matters: (a) the times and days when the person may drive; (b) the journeys that the person may undertake; (c) the purposes for which the person may drive; (d) the consumption of alcohol, or use of a drug, by the person.