[248D Extension of disqualification where sentence of imprisonment also imposed]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[248D  Extension of disqualification where sentence of imprisonment also imposed]

[(1)     This section applies where a person is convicted of an offence for which the court—

(a)     imposes a sentence of imprisonment, and

(b)     orders the person to be disqualified under section 248 or 248A of this Act from holding or obtaining a driving licence.

(2)     The order under section 248 or 248A of this Act must provide for the person to be disqualified for the appropriate extension period, in addition to the discretionary disqualification period.

(3)     The discretionary disqualification period is the period for which, in the absence of this section, the court would have disqualified the person under section 248 or 248A of this Act.

(4)     The appropriate extension period is—

(a)     in the case of a life prisoner, a period equal to the punishment part of the life sentence;

[(aa)     in the case of a person serving a serious terrorism sentence, a period equal to the appropriate custodial term;

(ab)     in the

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