Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) (Amendment) Rules 2014

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 28 Feb 2014

No. S 108

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences)
(Amendment) Rules 2014

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) Rules 2014 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2014.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (R 27) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “period of probation”, the following definitions:

“ “Police Class 2 Intermediate riding course (Advanced)” means an advanced course to train officers of the Singapore Police Force in preparation to qualify for a Police Driving Permit to ride Class 2 vehicles in the course of their duties as officers of the Singapore Police Force, conducted by the Singapore Police Force or by any person engaged by the Singapore Police Force;

“Police Class 2 Intermediate riding test (Basic)” means a test of competence to ride Class 2 vehicles conducted on or after 8th July 1968 by the Singapore Police Force or any person appointed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police and that qualifies officers of the Singapore Police Force to proceed to the Police Class 2 Intermediate riding course (Advanced);”.

Amendment of rule 9

3. Rule 9 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3), the following paragraph:

“(4) Notwithstanding any of the requirements in paragraphs (1)(c), (d) and (e) and (1A), an applicant for a Class 2, 2A or 2B licence who has passed the Police Class 2 Intermediate riding test (Basic) shall be deemed to have passed the prescribed test of competence to drive Class 2, 2A and 2B vehicles under section 36 of the Act, or any former provision replaced by that section which applied when the application for the licence was made.”.

Amendment of rule 14

4. Rule 14 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3), the following paragraphs:

“(4) Paragraph (2)(a) (or any former provision replaced by that provision which required the person to have been holding a driving licence in respect of a Class 2B vehicle for at least one year when he takes a test of competence to ride a Class 2A vehicle) shall not apply to, or in relation to, the application for or taking of the Police Class 2 Intermediate riding test (Basic) by an officer of the Singapore Police Force.

(5) Paragraph (3)(a) (or any former provision replaced by that provision which required the person to have been holding a driving licence in respect of a Class 2A vehicle for at least one year when he takes a test of competence to ride a Class 2 vehicle) shall not apply to, or in relation to, the application for or taking of the Police Class 2 Intermediate riding test (Basic) by an officer of the Singapore Police Force.”.

[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; S 646/2010; S 55/2012; S 275/2013; S 276/2013]

Made this 20th day of February 2014.

TAN TEE HOW

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/033; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/11 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).

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