Driving or being in charge, with alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit

(1) If a person– (a) drives or attempts to drive a motor vehicle on a road or other public place; or (b) is in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place; after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit, he commits an (2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under sub-section (1)(b) to prove that at the time he is alleged to have committed the offence, the circumstances were such that there was no likelihood of his driving the vehicle whilst the proportion of alcohol in his blood or urine remained likely to exceed the prescribed limit; but in determining whether there was such a 52 likelihood the court may disregard any injury to him or any damage to the vehicle. (3) A person who commits an offence under sub-section (1)(a) shall be liable on summary conviction to the same penalties as prescribed in section 74(1), and a person who commits an offence under section (1)(b), shall be liable on summary conviction to the same penalties as prescribed in (4) A person convicted of an offence under this section shall be liable to disqualification for holding or obtaining a Belize Driving Licence in the same manner and for the same periods as prescribed in section 74(7).