Road Traffic Act - Singapore Statutes Online

Recognition of foreign driving licences and driving permits held by members of visiting forces

38.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it shall be lawful for a person resident outside Singapore who is temporarily in Singapore and who holds a valid foreign driving licence to drive in Singapore during a period of 12 months from the date of his last entry into Singapore a motor vehicle of the class or description which the foreign driving licence authorises him to drive, notwithstanding that he does not hold a driving licence granted under this Part.

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(2) It shall be lawful for —

(a)	a member of a visiting force; or
(b)	a member of a civilian component of such visiting force,

who holds a driving permit issued to him by a competent authority of the country of the visiting force to drive in Singapore a motor vehicle belonging to the country of the visiting force which is of the class or description specified in the driving permit, notwithstanding that he does not hold a driving licence granted under this Part.

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(3) In subsection (2), “visiting force” and “civilian component” shall have the same meanings as in the Visiting Forces Act (Cap. 344).

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