Road Traffic Act |
Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules |
R 27 |
G.N. No. S 343/1985 |
REVISED EDITION 1999 |
(30th September 1999) |
[13th December 1985] |
Citation |
1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules. |
Definitions |
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Application for grant or renewal of licence |
Validity of Class 1, 2, 2A, 2B, 3 and 3A driving licences |
3A.—(1) A Class 1, 2, 2A, 2B, 3 or 3A driving licence shall cease to be valid and shall be of no effect upon the holder thereof attaining the age of 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 80, 83, 86, 89, 92, 95, 98 or 101, unless the Deputy Commissioner of Police has, within 2 months before the holder attains any such age, received a copy of the holder’s medical report issued by a registered medical practitioner certifying that he is physically and mentally fit to drive a motor vehicle. [S 562/2002 wef 16/12/2002] [S 515/2004 wef 01/09/2004]
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Driving licence not to be granted when another driving licence held by applicant suspended or revoked, etc. |
4.—(1) No person shall be granted a licence of any class if his application for such licence is made —
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Validity of Class 4, 4A and 5 driving licences |
5.—(1) A Class 4, 4A or 5 driving licence shall cease to be valid and shall be of no effect upon the holder thereof attaining the age of 65, 66, 67, 68 or 69, unless —
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Power of Deputy Commissioner of Police to renew licence which has ceased to be valid |
5A. The Deputy Commissioner of Police may renew a driving licence which has ceased to be valid under rule 3A(1) or 5(1) if the holder has, at any time after attaining each of the ages specified in rule 3A(1) or 5(1), as the case may be, submitted a copy of the medical report issued by a registered medical practitioner certifying that he is physically and mentally fit to drive a motor vehicle. [S 562/2002 wef 01/11/2002] |
Proficiency Driving Test for holder of Class 4, 4A and 5 driving licences |
6.—(1) The holder of a Class 4, 4A or 5 driving licence who is required by the Deputy Commissioner of Police to pass the Proficiency Driving Test shall make an application to the Deputy Commissioner of Police who shall arrange a time and place for the test to be conducted.
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Vehicle used for Proficiency Driving Test |
7. A person undergoing the Proficiency Driving Test shall provide at his own expense a motor vehicle which is, in the opinion of the person conducting the test, suitable for the purpose and which is in good mechanical condition. |
Disabilities |
8.—(1) An applicant for a licence shall not be entitled to claim to be subjected to a test as to his fitness or ability to drive a motor vehicle under section 37 of the Act if —
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Prescribed test |
8A.—(1) For the purposes of section 37 of the Act, the prescribed test, in relation to an applicant for the grant of a driving licence or a licence holder, shall be the medical examination and the certification, by a medical practitioner at any hospital specified in the Tenth Schedule, that the applicant or licence holder, as the case may be, is fit to drive a motor vehicle.
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Nature of test |
9.—(1) An applicant for a Class 2, 2A or 2B licence shall be deemed to have passed the prescribed test of competence to drive and shall be granted a driving licence if he satisfies the person conducting the test —
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Persons by whom tests shall be conducted |
10.—(1) A test shall be conducted by a person appointed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police.
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Appointment of time and place for test |
11.—(1) Any person who desires to take a test shall make an application to the Deputy Commissioner of Police who shall arrange a time and place for the test to be conducted.
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Test not to be taken when another driving licence held by applicant suspended or revoked, etc. |
12. A person shall not be allowed to take a test of competence to drive any class of vehicle —
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Production of vehicle for test |
13. A person undergoing a test of competence to drive shall provide at his own expense a motor vehicle which is, in the opinion of the person conducting the test, suitable for the purpose and in good mechanical condition. |
Circumstances in which person may take test of competence to ride Class 2, 2A or 2B vehicle |
14. A person shall not be allowed to take a test of competence to ride —
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Test of competence to drive Class 3 vehicle not to be taken by applicant awarded more than 12 demerit points |
15. A person shall not be allowed to take a test of competence to drive a Class 3 vehicle if he has, as the holder of a licence for any other class of vehicle, been awarded more than 12 demerit points at the time of the application. |
Test of competence to drive a Class 4, 4A or 5 vehicle |
16.—(1) Any person desiring to submit himself for a test of competence to drive —
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Fees in respect of tests |
17.—(1) The fees payable for —
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Application for licence from non-resident holding other recognised driving permit |
18.—(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 —
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Classification of motor vehicles |
19. For the purposes of these Rules, motor vehicles shall be divided into the following classes:
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Particulars to be entered on licence |
20.—(1) Every licence shall contain such particulars as may be required by the Deputy Commissioner of Police.
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Endorsement on licence to drive additional classes of vehicles |
21. When the holder of a driving licence satisfies the Deputy Commissioner of Police that he is competent to drive a motor vehicle of a class which he is not permitted to drive, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, on the application of the holder and subject to the holder passing all tests as may be required by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, make an endorsement on the driving licence to allow him to drive a motor vehicle of that class. [S 562/2002 wef 16/12/2002] |
Endorsement to invalidate class of vehicles from driving licence |
21A.—(1) Where a driving licence which has been revoked by the Deputy Commissioner of Police under section 35A(1) of the Act has been surrendered to the Deputy Commissioner of Police under section 35C of the Act and where the revocation does not apply to all the classes of vehicles which the holder is permitted to drive, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may return the driving licence to the holder after having made the necessary endorsement thereon.
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Conditions for grant of provisional licence |
22.—(1) A provisional licence to learn to drive —
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Holder of provisional licence not to drive vehicle on road when another driving licence held by him suspended or revoked, etc. |
23. The holder of a provisional licence shall not use the provisional licence for the purpose of driving a motor vehicle on the road —
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Production of licence |
24. The Deputy Commissioner of Police or any authorised officer may by notice in writing require the holder of a licence to produce his licence for inspection at a time and place specified in the notice. |
Replacement of licence |
25.—(1) The holder of a driving licence may apply for a replacement licence if the Deputy Commissioner of Police is satisfied that —
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Notification of change of address |
26.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the holder of a licence shall notify the Deputy Commissioner of Police in writing of any change in his residential address within 28 days of the change.
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Copy or extract of register |
27. The fee payable for a copy of, or an extract from, any records maintained by the Deputy Commissioner of Police shall be $10. |