(2) This Act shall have effect notwithstanding any other law relating to the movement of traffic or pedestrians on roads or the use or obstruction of any public place.
(3) No liability shall be incurred by the Government because of the enactment of this Act or for anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith and with reasonable care, in the exercise or purported exercise of any power, or the performance or purported performance of any function or duty, under this Act.
Additional powers as regards subject licences
20.—(1) Without prejudice to any powers vested in any other written law, the relevant authority for a subject licence may, in its discretion, cancel, revoke or suspend any subject licence the holder of which is convicted of any offence under this Act, or is reasonably suspected of having committed any offence under this Act.
(2) Before exercising any powers under this section, the relevant authority for a subject licence shall give notice to the holder of the subject licence concerned—
- (a) stating that the relevant authority proposes to cancel, revoke or suspend the subject licence in the manner as specified in the notice; and
- (b) specifying the time (being not less than 3 days from the date of service of notice on such holder) within which written representations may be made to the relevant authority for the subject licence with respect to the proposed cancellation, revocation or suspension of the subject licence, as the case may be.
(3) Upon receipt of any written representation referred to in subsection (2)(b), the relevant authority for a subject licence shall consider such written representation and may—
- (a) reject the written representation; or
- (b) decline to cancel, revoke or suspend the subject licence,
and, in either event, the relevant authority for the subject licence shall then give notice in writing to the holder of the subject licence of its decision.
