The Cyprus Gazette

376 SuppLEMEiTT TO THE CYPRUS GAZETTE, &rH JTTNB, 1936.
conviction and of any disqualification to which
the convicted person has become subject shall
be endorsed on any licence held by the offender.
(2) A person who by virtue of an order of
the Court under sub-section (1) is disquahfied
from holding or obtaining a licence may appeal
against the order in the same manner as against
a conviction and the Court may, if it thinks
fit, pending the appeal, suspend the operation
of the order,
(3) Where a person who is disquahfied by
virtue of a conviction or order under this section
is the holder of a Ucence, the hcence shaU be
suspended so long as the disqualification
continues in force and the licence so suspended
shall, during the time of suspension, be of no
effect."
W. D. BATTERSHILL,
30^^ May, 1936. Colonial Secretary.
Objects and Reasons.
Lender section 5 of the Principal Law a penalty not
exceeding £100 is provided for the breach of any regulation
made thereunder. In consequence of this no motoring
offences, however trivial, are triable by Magistrates, their
jurisdiction being hmited to offences punishable with a fine
not exceeding £25.
The object of section 2 of the present Law is to reduce
the penalties for minor motoring offences and thus enable
them to be dealt with by Magistrates.
2. Section 3 of this Law makes provision for deahng
with persons who are under the influence of drink or a
drug while in charge of a motor car on a road or other
pubhc place. Such persons upon conviction may be
sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one
year or to a fine not exceeding £100 or to both.
3. Under the Principal Law the Courts have power to
order forfeiture or suspension of a hcence to drive a motor
car only if the offender contravenes any provision of the
Motor Car Laws or the regulations made thereunder. This
power, however, can only be exercised in respect of the
unexpired term of the hcence which may, in certain cases,
be of ver}' brief duration and can in no event exceed a
year, hcences being issued annually.
By section 4 of the present Law power is given to the
Court to order that a driver upon conviction for any
offence under the regulations or under any Law in connection
with the driving of a motor car should be disquaUfied for
holding or obtaining a Ucence for such period as the Court
might think fit.
ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
N. PASCHALIS,