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Section 103 Obtaining licence, or driving, while disqualified.F1E1C1

England and Wales

(1)

A person is guilty of an offence if, while disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence, he—

(a)

obtains a licence, or

C2(b)

drives a motor vehicle on a road.

(2)

A licence obtained by a person who is disqualified is of no effect (or, where the disqualification relates only to vehicles of a particular class, is of no effect in relation to vehicles of that class).

F2(3)

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(4)

F3Subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to disqualification by virtue of section 101 of this Act.

(5)

F4Subsection (1)(b) above does not apply in relation to disqualification by virtue of section 102 of this Act.

(6)

In the application of F5subsection (1) above to a person whose disqualification is limited to the driving of motor vehicles of a particular class by virtue of—

(a)

section 102 F6117 or 117A of this Act, or

(b)

subsection (9) of section 36 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (disqualification until test is passed),

the references to disqualification for holding or obtaining a licence and driving motor vehicles are references to disqualification for holding or obtaining a licence to drive and driving motor vehicles of that class.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 103 substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 19; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.

F2

S. 103(3) repealed (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 107, Sch. 7 para. 11(1)(2), Sch. 8; S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(g)(i)-(iii)(a)

F3

Words in s. 103(4) substituted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 107, Sch. 7 para. 11(1)(3); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(g)(i)(ii)

F4

Words in s. 103(5) substituted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 107, Sch. 7 para. 11(1)(4), S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(g)(i)(ii)

F5

Words in s. 103(6) substituted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 107, Sch. 7 para. 11(1)(5), S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(g)(i)(ii)

F6

Words in s. 103(6)(a) substituted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 16

Modifications

C1

S. 103 modified (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), {art. 27(2)-(4)(6)}

C2

S. 103(1)(b) excluded (17.4.2019) by The Motor Sport on Public Roads (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/138), regs. 1, 6, sch. 2

Extent

E1

This version of this provision extents to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland

Notes on Part III

Modifications

C1

Pt. III (ss. 87–109) excluded by Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53, SIF 107:1), s. 37(3)

C2

Pt. III (ss. 87–109) restricted (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 1(6), Sch. 1 para. 6(5)

Pt. III (ss. 87-109) restricted (1.6.1997) by 1995 c. 13, ss. 4(1), 6, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 6(1), Pt. IV para. 9(1) (with ss. 8, 10(3)); S.I. 1997/267, art. 2(2)

Pt. III (ss. 87-109) extended (1.6.1997) by 1995 c. 13, s. 5(7) (with ss. 8, 10(3)); S.I. 1997/267, art. 2(2)

Pt. III (ss. 87-109) applied (1.6.1997) by 1995 c. 13, s. 9(1) (with ss. 8, 10(3)); S.I. 1997/267, art. 2(2)

C3

Pt. 3 excluded by 1988 c. 53, s. 37(4) (as added (4.1.2016) by The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 and Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2004), reg. 2(2))

Notes on Effects of disqualification

Textual amendments

F1

S. 103 and cross heading substituted (1.7.1992) for s. 103 by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s.19; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.