Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 90:

In page 16, to delete lines 15 to 24 and substitute the following:

"(a) a person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction where at the time of the commission of the offence—

(i) he or she had been the holder of a driving licence (other than a learner permit) which had expired beyond its period of validity for a period of not more than 12 months before the commission of the offence, and

(ii) he or she has received adequate warning from the licensing authority that the driving licence (other than a learner permit) has expired beyond its period of validity,

to a fine not exceeding €1,000."

This amendment places an onus on the local authority, where a person's licence is out of date and he or she is to be prosecuted, to notify the holder of the licence that the licence is out of date. There should be some format for notifying people that their licences are out of date.