14.—(1) If a licence (not being a licence issued in electronic form) has been lost, destroyed or defaced or become obliterated so that any entry in the licence is illegible or not easily legible, the person who had or has the custody thereof shall forthwith notify the Registrar who, if satisfied that it has been lost, destroyed or defaced or become obliterated, shall upon payment of a fee of $21.80 issue to the licensee a duplicate licence, endorsing thereon the particulars contained in the original licence; and the duplicate licence so issued shall have the same effect as the original:
Provided that —
(a)
in the case of a licence that has been defaced or become obliterated, no duplicate licence shall be issued unless the original licence is surrendered to the Registrar or an officer authorised by him in that behalf; and
(b)
in the case of a licence that has been lost or destroyed, no duplicate licence shall be issued unless a statutory declaration or a police report of the loss or destruction is produced to the Registrar or an authorised officer; and where the original licence is found during the currency thereof, the licensee shall return it as soon as possible to the Registrar.
[S 166/2023 wef 01/04/2023]
[S 13/2024 wef 01/01/2024]
(2) The Registrar may issue a duplicate licence (other than in electronic form) to a licensee who has been issued a licence in electronic form if the licensee applies to the Registrar for such a duplicate licence and pays a fee of $21.80.