Section 123AJ: Redemption of penalty points

123AJ. Redemption of penalty points (1) Subject to subsection (6), the holder of a driving licence or an international driving permit who has accumulated at least 10 penalty points but not more than 14 penalty points may make an application to the Court for redemption of a maximum of 3 penalty points. (2) An application made under subsection (1) shall be made – (a) in the redemption application form; and (b) after the holder of the driving licence or international driving permit has completed a rehabilitation course. (3) Where the Court is satisfied that the holder of the driving licence or international driving permit has completed a 718 Acts 2025 rehabilitation course for the purpose of subsection (1), it may, subject to subsection (4), redeem a maximum of 3 penalty points from the penalty points allocated for his last offence. (4) Where the Court makes a determination under subsection (3) or rejects an application made under subsection (1), it shall, not later than 14 days after the decision of the Court, inform the licensing officer of such decision. (5) No penalty points shall be redeemed where the total penalty points of the holder of the driving licence or international driving permit exceeds 15 before the Court determines the application. (6) No subsequent application for redemption of penalty points shall be made by the holder of the driving licence or international driving permit unless a period of 36 months has lapsed from the date of his last application for redemption of penalty points. (7) In this section – “Court” means the Court that allocated the holder of the driving licence or international driving permit with penalty points for his last offence; “driving licence” does not include a provisional driving licence.