Road Traffic (Driver Improvement Points System) (Amendment) Rules 2017

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Oct 2017

No. S 627

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Driver Improvement Points System)
(Amendment) Rules 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45(2) and 47F(3) of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Driver Improvement Points System) (Amendment) Rules 2017 and come into operation on 1 November 2017.

Amendment of rule 3A

2. Rule 3A of the Road Traffic (Driver Improvement Points System) Rules (R 25) is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of paragraph (1)(a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(i)

the licence holder is not either of the following:

(A)	a new driver in relation to any class of driving licence;
(B)	a holder of a foreign driving licence whose foreign driving licence has been held for less than one year after the date of the grant of that licence;”;

(b)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (ix) of paragraph (1)(a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(ix)

demerit points awarded against the licence holder —

(A)	have been disregarded under paragraph (3), or have been cancelled under paragraph (3) as in force immediately before 1 November 2017, on not more than one previous occasion in the immediately preceding 10 years; and
(B)	have not been disregarded under paragraph (3), and have not been cancelled under paragraph (3) as in force immediately before 1 November 2017, in the immediately preceding 12 months; and”;

(c)

by deleting “6” in paragraph (1)(b)(i) and substituting “4”;

(d)

by inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(b)(i);

(e)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (ii) of paragraph (1)(b);

(f)

by deleting “12” in paragraph (1)(b)(iii) and substituting “8”;

(g)

by deleting paragraphs (3) and (4) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(3) With effect from the date a licence holder successfully completes a Course (including by passing any test conducted during the Course), when making a calculation mentioned in rule 4(4) or 7(4) in relation to the licence holder, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may disregard 4 of the demerit points that would otherwise be taken into account in that calculation, if —

(a)

the Course is completed —

(i)	while the notice of eligibility issued in relation to the trigger offence remains valid; and
(ii)	within the period of 24 consecutive months or 12 consecutive months (as the case may be) mentioned in rule 4(4) or 7(4) (as the case may be);

(b)

demerit points awarded against the licence holder have been disregarded under this paragraph, or have been cancelled under paragraph (3) as in force immediately before 1 November 2017, on not more than one previous occasion in the immediately preceding 10 years; and

(c)

demerit points awarded against the licence holder have not been disregarded under this paragraph, and have not been cancelled under paragraph (3) as in force immediately before 1 November 2017, in the immediately preceding 12 months.”; and

(h)

by deleting the rule heading and substituting the following rule heading:

“Eligibility of licence holder to attend Course, etc.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 220/94; S 311/98; S 621/98; S 78/99; S 459/99; S 45/2000; S 634/2005; S 645/2010; S 34/2011; S 689/2011; S 837/2013; S 616/2015]

Made on 30 October 2017.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[112/2/033 TF 22; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/10 Vol. 3]

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

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