Prescribed test of competence for grant of driving licence
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 referred to in sections 35(6A), 36(1), 43(1)(b) and 47A of the Act and shall be granted a driving licence if he satisfies the person conducting the test —
(a)that he is able to read at a distance of 25 metres (with the aid of spectacles or contact lenses, if worn) a motor vehicle number plate containing letters and figures;
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(b)that he is able to distinguish the colours red, amber and green from a distance of 25 metres;
(c)that he has passed the Motor Cycle Riding Theory Test referred to in the First Schedule;
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(d)that he has passed the Practical Riding Test specified in Part I of the Second Schedule within one year of having passed the Motor Cycle Riding Theory Test referred to in the First Schedule; and
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(e)that he has attended and successfully completed a training programme known as the “Expressway Familiarisation Ride” conducted by a licensed driving school after passing the Practical Riding Test referred to in sub-paragraph (d).
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(1A)  For the purpose of paragraph (1)(c)(i), a person shall not be eligible to take the Motor Cycle Riding Theory Test referred to in the First Schedule unless he has already passed the Basic Driving Theory Test referred to in the Third Schedule.
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(2)  An applicant for a Class 1, 3, 3A, 3C, 3CA, 4, 4A or 5 driving licence shall be deemed to have passed the prescribed test of competence to drive referred to in sections 35(6A), 36(1), 43(1)(b) and 47A of the Act and shall be issued a driving licence if he satisfies the person conducting the test —
(a)that he is able to read at a distance of 25 metres (with the aid of spectacles or contact lenses, if worn) a motor vehicle number plate containing letters and figures;
(b)that he is able to distinguish the colours red, amber and green from a distance of 25 metres;
(c)that he has passed the Basic Driving Theory Test specified in the Third Schedule;
(d)that he has passed the Final Driving Theory Test specified in the Fourth Schedule; and
(e)that he has passed the Practical Driving Test specified in Part II of the Second Schedule within 2 years of having passed the Final Driving Theory Test specified in the Fourth Schedule.
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(3)  The Deputy Commissioner of Police may, in his discretion, waive all or any of the requirements of this rule.
(4)  Notwithstanding any of the requirements in paragraphs (1)(c), (d) and (e) and (1A), an applicant for a Class 2, 2A or 2B licence who has passed the Police Class 2 Intermediate riding test (Basic) shall be deemed to have passed the prescribed test of competence to drive Class 2, 2A and 2B vehicles under sections 35(6A), 36(1), 43(1)(b) and 47A of the Act, or any former provision replaced by that section which applied when the application for the licence was made.
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