47C. Surrender and return of driving licence

The Director shall, upon suspending or revoking a driving licence under section 47A, require the licence to be surrendered to and retained by him.

Any person whose driving licence has been suspended under section 47A shall immediately surrender the driving licence to the Director.

At the end of a period of suspension, a driving licence surrendered to the Director under subsection (2) shall be returned to the holder thereof, and in the case only of a driving licence suspended under section 47A(1), the points awarded against him shall be cancelled after 24 months with clean driving records.

Any person whose driving licence has been suspended or revoked under section 47A shall not during the period of suspension or revocation drive a motor vehicle on a road under any other driving licence issued by any authority or otherwise.

Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road when his driving licence is suspended or revoked under section 47A is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $600 and not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of not less than $600 and not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.