No. S 80
Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276)
Road Traffic (New Drivers) (Amendment)
Rules 1999
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 (New Drivers) (Amendment) Rules 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st March 1999.
Amendment of rule 2
2.  Rule 2 of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Rules (R 32) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the definition of "new SAF driver", the following definition:
“ “new SCDF driver” means a member of the Singapore Civil Defence Force who has been in possession of a certificate or document referred to in section 49 of the Act for less than one year from the date of the issue to him of the certificate or document;”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after the words "new SAF driver" in paragraph (b) of the definition of "period of probation", the words "or a new SCDF driver".
Amendment of rule 5
3.  Rule 5 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the marginal note and substituting the following rule heading:
New drivers, etc., to display distinguishing mark during probation period;”.
(b)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:
(1A)  Every new SCDF driver who has been issued with a certificate or document referred to in section 49 of the Act to drive a Class 2B or Class 3 motor vehicle shall, while riding or driving a Class 2B or Class 3 motor vehicle (as the case may be) during his period of probation, display clearly and conspicuously in the manner specified in paragraph (2) a distinguishing mark in the form set out in the Schedule.”;
(c)by inserting, immediately after the words "paragraph (1)" in paragraph (4), the words "or (1A)"; and
(d)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (5), the following paragraph:
(5A)  Where a new SCDF driver to whom this rule applies has, on 2 or more occasions, been convicted of an offence under this rule or been permitted to compound such an offence, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may recommend to the competent authority of the Singapore Civil Defence Force that the certificate or document referred to in section 49 of the Act which was issued to him by the competent authority be revoked.”.
Amendment of Schedule
4.  The Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the words "Rule 5(1)" in the 2nd line, the words "and (1A)"; and
(b)by deleting the words "or a new SAF driver" in the 4th and 5th lines and substituting the words ", a new SAF driver or a new SCDF driver".

Made this 23rd day of February 1999.

PETER CHAN JER HING
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.
[TP 5.1.8.1CF Vol.4; AG/LEG/SL/276/97/16 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141 of the Road Traffic Act).