No. S 646
Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276)
Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2010
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2010.
Amendment of rule 2
2.  Rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (R 27) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the definition of “authorised officer” in paragraph (1), the following definition:
“ “distinguishing mark” means the distinguishing mark referred to in rule 5 of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules (R 32);”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after the definition of “licensed” in paragraph (1), the following definition:
“ “new driver” has the same meaning as in rule 2 of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules;”;
(c)by inserting, immediately after the definition of “overseas representative” in paragraph (1), the following definition:
“ “period of probation” has the same meaning as in rule 2 of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules;”; and
(d)by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:
(2)  For the purposes of these Rules, where the holder of a driving licence applies to take or takes any test of competence, or applies for any provisional licence under these Rules, the number of demerit points accumulated by him as at the date of his application or the date of his test of competence (as the case may be) shall be the aggregate of the following:
(a)any demerit points already awarded to him under the Road Traffic (Driver Improvement Points System) Rules (R 25) as at the date of his application or test of competence; and
(b)where —
(i)on or before the date of his application or test of competence, a notice under section 132 or 133 of the Act has been issued to or criminal proceedings have been instituted against him in respect of any offence which is specified in the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Driver Improvement Points System) Rules (referred to in this paragraph as a scheduled offence); and
(ii)as at the date of his application or test of competence, he has not paid the prescribed penalty for the scheduled offence, or the criminal proceedings have not been concluded, as the case may be,
any demerit points which would be awarded to him if, after the date of his application or test of competence, he were to pay the prescribed penalty for, or be convicted of, the scheduled offence, as the case may be.”.
Amendment of rule 12
3.  Rule 12 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the words “shall not be allowed to”, the words “apply for or”;
(b)by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b); and
(c)by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (c) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
(d)when any police investigation has been commenced against him for an offence under any of the following provisions:
(i)sections 35(3), 43(4), 62, 65A(1), 66(1), 67(1), 70(4), 79(1), 84(7) (arising from a failure to comply with section 84(3)) and 116(7) of the Act;
(ii)section 3(2) of the Motor Vehicles (Third- Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189);
(iii)section 304A of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).”.
Deletion and substitution of rules 14 and 15
4.  Rules 14 and 15 of the principal Rules are deleted and the following rules substituted therefor:
Test of competence to ride Class 2, 2A or 2B vehicle
14.—(1)  A person shall not be allowed to apply for or take a test of competence to ride a Class 2B vehicle if —
(a)as the holder of a driving licence of any other class, he has accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test; or
(b)as a new driver, he has, before the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test, committed on 2 or more occasions the offence under rule 5(4) of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules (R 32) of failing to display the distinguishing mark during his period of probation, whether or not he has been charged with or convicted of that offence arising from any of the occasions on which he committed such offence.
(2)  A person shall not be allowed to apply for or take a test of competence to ride a Class 2A vehicle if —
(a)he has been holding a driving licence in respect of a Class 2B vehicle for less than one year;
(b)as the holder of a driving licence of any other class, he has accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test; or
(c)as a new driver, he has, before the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test, committed on 2 or more occasions the offence under rule 5(4) of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules (R 32) of failing to display the distinguishing mark during his period of probation, whether or not he has been charged with or convicted of that offence arising from any of the occasions on which he committed such offence.
(3)  A person shall not be allowed to apply for or take a test of competence to ride a Class 2 vehicle if —
(a)he has been holding a driving licence in respect of a Class 2A vehicle for less than one year;
(b)as the holder of a driving licence of any other class, he has accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test; or
(c)as a new driver, he has, before the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test, committed on 2 or more occasions the offence under rule 5(4) of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules of failing to display the distinguishing mark during his period of probation, whether or not he has been charged with or convicted of that offence arising from any of the occasions on which he committed such offence.
Test of competence to drive Class 3 or 3A vehicle
15.  A person shall not be allowed to apply for or take a test of competence to drive a Class 3 or Class 3A vehicle if —
(a)as the holder of a driving licence of any other class, he has accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test; or
(b)as a new driver, he has, before the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test, committed on 2 or more occasions the offence under rule 5(4) of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules of failing to display the distinguishing mark during his period of probation, whether or not he has been charged with or convicted of that offence arising from any of the occasions on which he committed such offence.”.
Amendment of rule 16
5.  Rule 16 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:
(2)  For the purpose of paragraph (1), a person shall not be allowed to apply for or take a test of competence to drive a Class 4, 4A or 5 vehicle if —
(a)as the holder of a driving licence of any other class, he has accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test; or
(b)as a new driver, he has, before the date of his application to take the test of competence or the date of his test, committed on 2 or more occasions the offence under rule 5(4) of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules (R 32) of failing to display the distinguishing mark during his period of probation, whether or not he has been charged with or convicted of that offence arising from any of the occasions on which he committed such offence.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 562/2002; S 245/2004; S 304/2004; S 515/2004; S 774/2004; S 392/2005; S 500/2005; S 28/2009; S 112/2010]

Made this 27th day of October 2010.

BENNY LIM
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.
[MHA 112/2/033 TF 7; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/11 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).