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Section 29 Penalty points to be taken into account on conviction.C1F1

England, Wales and Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Where a person is convicted of an offence involving obligatory endorsement, the penalty points to be taken into account on that occasion are (subject to subsection (2) below)—

(a)

any that are to be attributed to the offence or offences of which he is convicted disregarding any offence in respect of which an order under section 34 of this Act is made, and

(b)

any that were on a previous occasion ordered to be endorsed on F2...F3his driving record, unless the offender has since that occasion and before the conviction been disqualified under section 35 of this Act.

(2)

If any of the offences was committed more than three years before another, the penalty points in respect of that offence shall not be added to those in respect of the other.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 29 substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s.28; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.

F2

Words in s. 29(1)(b) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 35(2), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)

F3

Words in s. 29(1)(b) inserted (1.4.2009) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.I. 2008/3164, art. 4(b)

F4

S. 29(3) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 35(3), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)

Modifications

C1

S. 29: power to exclude or modify conferred (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 193A(2)(b) (inserted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 46(2); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.)

S. 29 modified (1.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1286, art. 6(3)