s 177M Driving disqualification: power to make equivalent provision to Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in relation to driving disqualification orders which is equivalent to that made by a relevant provision, subject to such modifications as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. (2) In this section, “relevant provision” means any of the following provisions of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988— (a) section 37 (effect of order of disqualification); (b) section 39 (suspension of disqualification pending appeal); (c) section 40 (power of appellate courts to suspend disqualification); (d) section 42 (removal of disqualification); (e) section 43 (rule for determining end of period of disqualification); (f) section 47 (supplementary provisions); (g) section 48 (exemption from disqualification in certain cases).