a Class 2B vehicle shall not be granted to an applicant unless —
(i)
he is able to read at a distance of 25 metres (with the aid of glasses, if worn) a motor vehicle number plate containing letters and figures;
(ii)
he is able to distinguish the colours red, amber and green from a distance of 25 metres;
(iii)
he has passed the Basic Driving Theory Test referred to in the Third Schedule;
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(iv)
he has attended and successfully completed a circuit training programme conducted by a licensed driving school; and
(v)
he has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application; and
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(b)
a Class 3 or Class 3A vehicle shall not be granted to an applicant unless —
(i)
he is able to read at a distance of 25 metres (with the aid of glasses, if worn) a motor vehicle number plate containing letters and figures;
(ii)
he is able to distinguish the colours red, amber and green from a distance of 25 metres;
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(iii)
he has passed the Basic Driving Theory Test referred to in the Third Schedule; and
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(iv)
he has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application.
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(2) An applicant shall not be granted a provisional licence to learn to drive —
(a)
a Class 4 or Class 4A vehicle, unless —
(i)
he is the holder of a driving licence authorising him to drive a Class 3 vehicle; and
(ii)
he has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application;
(b)
a Class 5 vehicle, unless —
(i)
he is the holder of a driving licence authorising him to drive a Class 4 vehicle; and
(ii)
he has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application.
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(3) The holder of a provisional licence shall comply with the following conditions:
(a)
he shall use the provisional licence only while under the supervision of the following person:
(i)
in the case of the holder of a Class 2B provisional licence, a person who holds a Class 2, Class 2A or Class 2B driving licence and who is employed as a driving instructor by a driving school which is licensed to provide training for motorcyclists; and
(ii)
in any other case, a person who holds an instructor’s licence granted under Part III of the Act,
and that person shall be present with the holder of the provisional licence at all times when he is using his provisional licence in the following manner:
(A)
in the case of the holder of a Class 2B provisional licence, the person supervising him shall ride on his own vehicle alongside, in front of or behind the holder of the provisional licence; and
(B)
in any other case, where the seating arrangement of the vehicle renders it practicable, the person supervising the holder of the provisional licence shall be seated beside him in the vehicle;
(b)
he shall not carry any passenger, except that in the case of the holder of a Class 3, Class 3A, Class 4, Class 4A or Class 5 provisional licence —
(i)
the holder of an instructor’s licence granted under Part III of the Act who is giving him instructions in the driving of the motor vehicle; or
(ii)
the person appointed under rule 10 to supervise or observe the conduct of the test,
may be present in or on the vehicle when the holder of the provisional licence is using his provisional licence or taking the test, as the case may be;
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(c)
he shall, while the motor vehicle is being driven by him, clearly display in a conspicuous position at the front and at the rear of the vehicle a distinguishing mark in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule;
(d)
if he is the holder of a Class 2B provisional licence, he shall not —
(i)
drive a motor vehicle on any road except the roads in the areas specified in the Eighth Schedule; and
(ii)
except when he is undergoing a test, drive a motor vehicle during the following hours:
7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.
4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.,
on any day from Monday to Friday, if that day is not a public holiday; and
7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
12.00 noon to 2.00 p.m.,
on a Saturday, if that Saturday is not a public holiday; and
(e)
if he is a holder of any provisional licence other than a Class 2B provisional licence, he shall not, except when he is undergoing a test —
(i)
drive a motor vehicle within the areas set out in the Sixth Schedule on any day, not being a Sunday or a public holiday, during the following hours:
7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.
4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.;
(ii)
drive a motor vehicle within the areas set out in the Sixth Schedule on a Saturday, if that Saturday is not a public holiday, during the following hours:
7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
12.00 noon to 2.00 p.m.; and
(iii)
drive a motor vehicle at any time on any of the roads or within any of the places specified in the Seventh Schedule.