Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 10:

In page 27, after line 38, to insert the following:"Owner permitting vehicle to be driven by unaccompanied learner

38.(1) Subsection (2)applies where a holder of a learner permit—

(a) commits an offence by driving a vehicle when not accompanied by and under the supervision of a qualified person, contrary to Article 17(6)(b)(iv) of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006, and

(b) is not the owner of the vehicle concerned.

(2) Where this subsection applies, the owner of the vehicle concerned also commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.

(3) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (2), it is a defence to show that the vehicle concerned was driven without the owner’s consent and that he or she had taken all reasonable precautions to prevent its being so driven.".

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