Application for licence from non-resident holding other recognised driving permit
15.—(1) An applicant for a licence may be exempted from undergoing the test of competence to drive referred to in section 36 of the Act if he satisfies the Deputy Commissioner of Police that he is not resident in Singapore and is the holder of an International Driving Permit issued under any International Convention on Road Traffic to which Singapore is a party or is licensed or otherwise authorised to drive a motor vehicle of the class for which he desires a driving licence by the competent authority of a country other than Singapore.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner of Police may issue to such applicant a licence to drive a motor vehicle for the respective class on payment of the appropriate fee specified in rule 3(5).