5.—(1) No licence shall be granted unless the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant therefor is a fit and proper person to be authorised to drive, or act as a conductor of, the class or classes of vehicles specified in the application.
[S 313/2017 wef 20/06/2017]
(1A) [Deleted by S 791/2020 wef 15/09/2020]
(2) In considering an application for a licence, the Registrar may make such enquiries as he thinks fit and may require the applicant to furnish —
(a)
evidence of the applicant’s age;
(b)
evidence of the applicant’s employment, where relevant;
[S 314/2019 wef 15/04/2019]
(ba)
a certificate of completion of such course of instruction as the Registrar may approve;
[S 103/2005 wef 01/03/2005]
(c)
in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of any vehicle (other than a chauffeured private hire car or a taxi), evidence that the applicant holds a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive the class of vehicle in respect of which an application is made under rule 4;
[S 313/2017 wef 20/06/2017]
(d)
in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a taxi, evidence that the applicant has held a valid driving licence to drive Class 3 vehicles for more than one year; and
[S 252/2012 wef 01/06/2012]
[S 313/2017 wef 20/06/2017]
(e)
in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car, evidence that the applicant has held, for more than one year, a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive Class 3 vehicles.
[S 791/2020 wef 15/09/2020]
(3) [Deleted by S 791/2020 wef 15/09/2020]
(4) To avoid doubt, for the application mentioned in rule 4(1A), an applicant is only required to furnish the evidence specified in paragraph (2)(d).