Replacement of licence
25.—(1)  The holder of a driving licence may apply for a replacement licence if the Deputy Commissioner of Police is satisfied that —
(a)the original licence —
(i)is lost;
(ii)has been destroyed;
(iii)is so defaced that any particulars thereon are no longer decipherable; or
(iv)is in any way unsatisfactory for the purpose of the identification of the holder; or
(b)the holder of the licence is a person to whom section 44(3)(b) of the Act or rule 21 or 21A applies.
[S 46/2015 wef 01/02/2015]
(2)  The Deputy Commissioner of Police may, on the receipt of an application under paragraph (1) and on payment of a fee of $25, issue a replacement licence.
(3)  The replacement licence issued under paragraph (1) shall have the same effect as the original.
(4)  Where any person issued a replacement licence under paragraph (1)(a)(i) subsequently recovers possession of the original licence, he shall, within 7 days of its recovery, surrender the original licence to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.
(5)  Any person who finds or comes into possession of a licence which does not belong to him shall immediately deliver the licence to a police station.
(6)  Any person issued a replacement licence under paragraph (1)(a)(iii) or (iv) or (b) shall, within 7 days of receiving the replacement licence, surrender the original licence to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.
[S 562/2002 wef 01/11/2002]