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 spectacles or contact lenses, if worn) a motor vehicle number plate containing letters and figures;
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(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; and
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(iv)
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(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 spectacles or contact lenses, if worn) a motor vehicle number plate containing letters and figures;
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(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;
(ii)
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;
(iii)
he is able to distinguish the colours red, amber and green from a distance of 25 metres; and
(iv)
he has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application; or
(b)
a Class 5 vehicle, unless —
(i)
he is the holder of a driving licence authorising him to drive a Class 4 vehicle;
(ii)
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;
(iii)
he is able to distinguish the colours red, amber and green from a distance of 25 metres; and
(iv)
he has not accumulated more than 12 demerit points as at the date of his application.
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(3) A licensee must comply with the following conditions:
(a)
when the licensee is learning to drive a vehicle of a particular class, the licensee must be under the supervision and in the presence of a licensed instructor who holds the same class of licence as the licensee and who is —
(i)
in the case of a licensee who holds a Class 2B provisional driving licence, riding astride behind the licensee as a pillion passenger within the circuit of a driving school which is licensed under Part III of the Act, or riding on another vehicle alongside, in front of or behind the licensee; or
(ii)
in any case where the seating arrangement of the vehicle renders it practicable, sitting beside the licensee in the vehicle;
(b)
the licensee must not carry any passenger, except —
(i)
in the case of a licensee who holds a Class 2B provisional driving licence, a licensed instructor or a person who is a holder of a provisional driving licence for the same class of vehicle, and only within the circuit of a driving school which is licensed under Part III of the Act; or
(ii)
in the case of a licensee who holds a provisional driving licence other than a Class 2B provisional driving licence, any licensed instructor or person appointed under rule 10;
(c)
the licensee 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; and
(d)
the licensee 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:
(A)
7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
(B)
12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.
(C)
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:
(A)
7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
(B)
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.
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(4) In this rule —
“licensee” means the holder of a provisional driving licence;
“licensed instructor” means —
(a)
a person who is employed as a driving instructor by a driving school which is licensed under Part III of the Act; or
(b)
a person who holds an instructor’s licence granted under Part III of the Act.