5A.—(1) The prescribed medical examination for the purposes of section 35(10A)(a) of the Act involves an examination of the driving licence holder’s —
(a)
past medical history;
(b)
vision;
(c)
hearing;
(d)
movement; and
(e)
physical or mental abnormalities which may make the holder physically unfit to drive.
(2) The medical examination referred to in paragraph (1) and the certification of a holder of a driving licence as being physically fit to drive a vehicle of a class specified in his driving licence is to be conducted by —
(a)
such registered medical practitioner 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.
(3) A person aged 65 years and above who applies for a new licence must —
(a)
within 2 months before his application, undergo a medical examination referred to in paragraph (1) at his own expense; and
(b)
submit together with his application, a certification by the registered medical practitioner who conducted the medical examination that the person is physically fit to drive a vehicle of that class.