35. Amendment of section 135 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 133A of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—

“(1) Where the holder of a Learner’s Permit and

Regular Driving Licence is convicted of any offence prescribed by the Minister under this section and the court does not suspend or cancel the driving licence of such holder, the court may—

(a)

if the Learner’s Permit and Regular Driving

Licence of such holder is available, enter or cause to be entered upon such licence; or

(b)

if the Learner’s Permit and Regular Driving

Licence of such holder is not available, direct the Commissioner to enter upon such licence,such number of driver improvement points prescribed in respect of the offence in respect of which the holder of such driving licence was convicted:

Provided however, that in the case of a Learner’s

Permit and Regular Driving Licence issued in the form of a card without the micro chip such entry may be made on the Endorsement Form prescribed under section 125 and an entry so made shall for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been made upon such driving licence.”:

(2)

by the insertion immediately after the proviso to subsection (1) thereof of the following subsection which shall have effect as subsection (1A)

thereof:—

“ (1A) Where the holder of a Learner’s Permit and Regular Driving Licence on detection by a police officer admits liability for the contravention of any section prescribed by the Minister under this section and makes, in lieu of prosecution for such contravention, payment of the fine prescribed in respect of that offence any police officer of the rank of sergeant or above shall enter such fine on the prescribed form under the subsection and forward a copy of the entry made thereon to the

Commissioner-General for the purpose of record and on receipt of such record, the Commissioner-General shall enter upon such Learners Permit and

Regular Driving Licence the number of driver improvement points prescribed in respect of such offence under this section.”;

(3)

by the repeal of subsection (3) thereof, and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:—

“(3) Where any court enters or causes to be entered driver improvement points on any driving licence under subsection (1), the court shall forward to the Commissioner-General a copy of the entry made on the licence.

For the purpose of this section the Inspector

General of Police shall notify the Commissioner

General of the commission of any offence under this section.”;

(4)

by the addition immediately after subsection (4) of that section, of the following subsection which shall have effect as subsection (5) thereof:—

“(5) The Minister may make regulations identifying the offences and the number of driver improvement points which shall be entered on a driving licence or assigned by the Commissioner-General on the commission of such offences.”.

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