10. Amendment of section 217 of the principal enactment

Section 217 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

in subsection (1) of that section by the repeal of all the words from “to a fine not less than one thousand five hundred rupees” to the end of that subsection and the substitution of the words “to a fine not less than ten thousand rupees and not exceeding twenty five thousand rupees, and on a second conviction to a fine not less than fifteen thousand rupees and not exceeding thirty thousand rupees, and the suspension of his driving licence, and on a third or subsequent conviction, to a fine not less than twenty thousand rupees and not exceeding forty thousand rupees or to rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment and the cancellation of his driving licence.”; and

in subsection (2) of that section by the repeal of all the words from “to a fine not less than one thousand five hundred rupees” to the end of that subsection and the substitution of the words “to a fine not less than ten thousand rupees and not exceeding twenty five thousand rupees, and on a second conviction to a fine not less than fifteen thousand rupees and not exceeding thirty thousand rupees and on a third or subsequent conviction, to a fine not less than twenty thousand rupees and not exceeding forty thousand rupees and the suspension of his driving licence for a period of six months”.