7A.—(1) Unless earlier suspended or revoked, a licence (other than a licence to drive an omnibus or a chauffeured private hire car) is valid for a period not exceeding 3 years starting from the date specified by the Registrar in a written notice to the licensee on the grant of the licence.
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(2) Unless suspended or revoked —
(a)
a licence to be an omnibus driver that is granted to a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore and that is —
(i)
valid immediately before 6 May 2016; or
(ii)
granted on or after 6 May 2016,
continues to be or is valid, as the case may be, until the person attains the age of 75;
(b)
a licence to be an omnibus driver that is granted to a person who is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore and that is —
(i)
valid immediately before 6 May 2016; or
(ii)
granted on or after 6 May 2016,
continues to be or is valid, as the case may be, for as long as the licensee continues to be employed by an omnibus company or such other period as the Registrar may specify in a written notice to the licensee on the grant of the licence.
(3) Unless earlier suspended or revoked, a licence authorising a person to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car is valid as follows:
(a)
for a licence granted to an applicant who is a citizen of Singapore and is self‑employed or an employee of a ride-hail service provider, the licence is valid —
(i)
for a period not exceeding 3 years starting from the date specified by the Registrar in a written notice to the person on the grant of the licence; or
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(ii)
until the person ceases to be a citizen of Singapore before the end of the period in sub‑paragraph (i);