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Judge: Driving demerit points law poorly drafted Justice Frank Seepersad. - A HIGH COURT judge has said certain sections of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, which can ban someone from driving, were poorly drafted. In particular, the sections Justice Frank Seepersad identified deal with disqualifying a driver for a year if he or she racks up seven or more demerit points in a year from when they got their permit and their avenue to appeal the decision of the Transport Commissioner. In a written ruling on Tuesday, Seepersad said “precision and clarity of language” were paramount and...
Justice Frank Seepersad. - THE judge hearing the legal challenge of the new traffic laws’ demerit point system has stayed the order of the Transport Commissioner to suspend the permit of an Arouca man for six months after he allegedly racked up ten points. Justice Frank Seepersad on Tuesday agreed to stay the decision to suspend Zachary De Silva’s permit after the man’s attorneys asked that he consider doing so since it has been almost three months since the permit was suspended and it could render the legal proceedings nugatory if the matter is delayed further. Seepersad agreed and al...
Permit suspended: Driver challenges demerit point system Wednesday 6 January 2021 File photo: Traffic wardens check out their handheld ticketing devices at the launch of the demerit point and traffic ticketing system on the Audrey Jeffers Highway in Port of Spain in May. Photo by Angelo Marcelle An Arouca man whose driver’s permit was suspended for six months after he allegedly racked up ten points has mounted a legal challenge to the new traffic laws' demerit point system. However, the judge presiding over Zachary De Silva’s lawsuit has asked for the Attorney General to be served with th...