Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

(1)  Subject to section 19B , a court that convicts a person of a traffic offence may disqualify the person from driving for a period specified by the court.

(b) by omitting from subsection (2)(a) "less than 3 months" and substituting "4 months or less" ;

(c) by omitting from subsection (2)(b) "3 months or more" and substituting "more than 4 months" ;

(d) by omitting from subsection (5)(b) "earlier by returning the licence to the Registrar –at the earlier date." and substituting "on an earlier day by returning the licence to the Registrar, on that earlier day." .