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132 Licence holder’s duty to notify licensing authority of convictions etc
(1) Subsection (2) applies where the holder of a personal licence—
(a) is convicted of a relevant offence, in a case where section 131(1) does not apply, or
(b) is convicted of a foreign offence.
(2) The holder must—
(a) as soon as reasonably practicable after the conviction, give the relevant licensing authority a notice containing details of the nature and date of the conviction, and any sentence imposed on him in respect of it, and
(b) as soon as reasonably practicable after the determination of any appeal against the conviction or sentence, or of any reference under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) in respect of the case, give the relevant licensing authority a notice containing details of the determination.
(2A) Subsection (2B) applies where the holder of a personal licence is required to pay an immigration penalty.
(2B) The holder must, as soon as reasonably practicable after being required to pay the penalty, give the relevant licensing authority a notice containing details of the penalty, including the date of the notice by which the penalty was imposed.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) or (2B) must be accompanied by the personal licence or, if that is not practicable, a statement of the reasons for the failure to provide the licence.
(4) A person commits an offence if he fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with this section.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
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132 Licence holder’s duty to notify licensing authority of convictions etc
(1) Subsection (2) applies where the holder of a personal licence—
(a) is convicted of a relevant offence, in a case where section 131(1) does not apply, or
(b) is convicted of a foreign offence.
(2) The holder must—
(a) as soon as reasonably practicable after the conviction, give the relevant licensing authority a notice containing details of the nature and date of the conviction, and any sentence imposed on him in respect of it, and
(b) as soon as reasonably practicable after the determination of any appeal against the conviction or sentence, or of any reference under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) in respect of the case, give the relevant licensing authority a notice containing details of the determination.
(2A) Subsection (2B) applies where the holder of a personal licence is required to pay an immigration penalty.
(2B) The holder must, as soon as reasonably practicable after being required to pay the penalty, give the relevant licensing authority a notice containing details of the penalty, including the date of the notice by which the penalty was imposed.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) or (2B) must be accompanied by the personal licence or, if that is not practicable, a statement of the reasons for the failure to provide the licence.
(4) A person commits an offence if he fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with this section.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
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