Section 47: Delivery of licence to licensing officer
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47. Delivery of licence to licensing officer
(1) (a) Where a licensing officer has reasonable cause to believe that a
driving licence is in the possession of any person, other than the one to
whom it was issued, he may, by notice in writing served personally on the
person in whose possession the licence is alleged to be, require that person
forthwith to deliver the licence to him.
(b) The licensing officer shall, in the absence of any reason to the
contrary, deliver the driving licence to the person to whom it was issued.
(2) Any person who, without reasonable cause, fails to comply with a
notice under this section shall commit an offence.
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Questions this section answers
- What happens if a licensing officer believes I am holding someone else's driving licence?