21Recommencement or extension of provisional period on conviction for prescribed offence

21 Recommencement or extension of provisional period on conviction for prescribed offence

(1)  In this regulation –

relevant offence means a prescribed offence within the meaning of section 13B of the Act.

(2)  For the purposes of section 13B of the Act, the following are prescribed offences:

(a) exceeding the applicable speed-limit by 10km/h or more;

(b) using a hand-held mobile phone, in contravention of regulation 300(1) or (1A) of the Road Rules or a substantially equivalent law of another jurisdiction;

(c) failing to wear a seatbelt, in contravention of regulation 264(1) of the Road Rules or a substantially equivalent law of another jurisdiction;

(d) failing to wear a helmet, in contravention of regulation 270(1) of the Road Rules or a substantially equivalent law of another jurisdiction;

(e) failing to display P-plates, in contravention of regulation 17(2) or (3) or a substantially equivalent law of another jurisdiction;

(f) transporting more than one passenger, who has attained the age of 16 years but not attained the age of 22 years, in contravention of regulation 18 or a substantially equivalent law of another jurisdiction;

(g) driving a motor cycle in contravention of regulation 19(2) or a substantially equivalent law of another jurisdiction.

(3)  If a novice driver or novice rider is convicted of a relevant offence while he or she holds a P1 provisional licence, the period for which he or she has held the licence is to be ignored and he or she is taken to have been issued with the licence as at the date of the offence.