Definitions
2.—(1)  In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“authorised officer” means a person authorised by the Deputy Commissioner of Police to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Deputy Commissioner of Police under these Rules, and includes an overseas representative;
“driving licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part II of the Act;
“licence” includes a driving licence and a provisional licence;
“licensed”, in relation to a driving school, means licensed under the Road Traffic (Driving Instructors and Driving Schools) Rules (R 16);
“overall height”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the distance between the surface on which the motor vehicle rests and —
(a)the highest point of the vehicle; or
(b)where the vehicle is carrying a load, the highest point of the load;
“overseas representative” means a diplomatic or consular officer of the government in any foreign country and includes a Trade Commissioner of Singapore in any foreign country;
“Proficiency Driving Test” means the test specified in Part III of the Second Schedule;
“provisional licence” means a licence granted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police under section 36(3) of the Act;
“test” means the prescribed test of competence referred to in section 36 of the Act.
[S 245/2004 wef 30/04/2004]
[S 392/2005 wef 20/06/2005]
(2)  For the purposes of these Rules, where a holder of a driving licence applies to take any test of competence or applies for any provisional licence under these Rules, the number of demerit points accumulated by him as at the date of his application shall be the aggregate of the following:
(a)any demerit points already awarded to the holder of the driving licence under the Road Traffic (Driver Improvement Points System) Rules (R 25) as at the date of his application; and
(b)where —
(i)on or before the date of his application, a notice under section 132 or 135 of the Act has been issued to or criminal proceedings have been instituted against the holder of the driving licence in respect of any offence which is specified in the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Driver Improvement Points System) Rules (referred to in this paragraph as a scheduled offence); and
(ii)as at the date of his application, the holder of the driving licence has not paid the prescribed penalty for the scheduled offence, or the criminal proceedings have not been concluded, as the case may be,
any demerit points which would be awarded to the holder of the driving licence if, after the date of his application, he were to pay the prescribed penalty for, or be convicted of, the scheduled offence, as the case may be.