Section 77 Suspension under section 76I1
England and Wales Not yet in force
This section applies if an enforcement officer decides to suspend a licence under section section 76.
The enforcement officer must give notice of the suspension to the person the officer believes to have been driving the relevant vehicle at the time the officer decided to suspend the licence.
The suspension takes effect at the time when the notice is given to the person.
The effect of the suspension is that the licence holder may not exercise any of the rights granted by the licence.
The suspension ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 48 hours beginning with the time when the notice was given.
But that is subject to section section 80(3).
The Secretary of State may, by regulations—
amend subsection (5) so as to provide for suspensions to cease to have effect at a different time, and
make consequential amendments of section section 79(2).
The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision about—
the form or contents of suspension notices;
the manner in which suspension notices are to be given.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 77 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)