166 Extension of disqualification where custodial sentence also imposed
Sentencing Act 2020 (2020 c 17) | Legislation

166  Extension of disqualification where custodial sentence also imposed

(1)     This section applies where a court—

(a)     imposes a custodial sentence on an offender for an offence, and

(b)     makes a driving disqualification order in respect of the offender for the same offence.

(2)     But this section does not apply where the custodial sentence is—

(a)     a suspended sentence, or

(b)     a life sentence in relation to which the court makes a whole life order under section 321(3).

(3)     The disqualification period must be—

(a)     the discretionary disqualification period, and

(b)     the appropriate extension period.

(4)     The discretionary disqualification period is the period which the court would, in the absence of this section, have specified in the driving disqualification order.

(5)     The appropriate extension period for a sentence specified in column 2 is equal to the period calculated

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