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)such registered medical practitioner as or from such class of registered medical practitioners as the Deputy Commissioner of Police may specify; or
(b)a registered medical practitioner of the holder’s choice if the Deputy Commissioner of Police does not so specify,
stating that the applicant or licence holder, as the case may be, is fit to drive a motor vehicle.
[S 275/2013 wef 01/05/2013]
(2)  Where a licence holder is required to undergo the prescribed test under section 37(8) of the Act and he has previously undergone a medical examination by a registered medical practitioner for the purpose of section 37(6) of the Act, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, by notice in writing to the licence holder, require that the prescribed test be conducted by any other registered medical practitioner or class of registered medical practitioners.
[S 275/2013 wef 01/05/2013]
(3)  The costs of the prescribed test referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be borne by the applicant or licence holder concerned.
[S 245/2004 wef 30/04/2004]