(1) A person commits an offence if, while disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence, that person

(a) obtains a licence; or

(b) drives a motor vehicle on a road.

(2) A licence obtained by any person who is disqualified is of no effect or, where the disqualification relates only to motor vehicles of a particular class, is of no effect in relation to those motor vehicles of that class.

(3) A police officer may arrest without warrant a person driving a motor vehicle on a road whom the police officer has reasonable cause to suspect of being disqualified.

(4) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to both.