Renewal of licence
9.—(1)  An application to renew a licence shall be submitted to the Registrar and accompanied by —
(a)a non-refundable fee of $40;
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(aa)a non-refundable additional fee of $25 if the applicant was, more than 6 months but less than 3 years before the date of the application, the holder of a licence authorising the applicant to drive, or act as a conductor, of the same class of vehicle in the application; and
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(b)in the case of an application to renew a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, a Class 3 bus or a taxi for any period after the applicant has attained the age of 70 years, an assessment report.
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(1A)  Despite anything to the contrary in this rule, if an application under paragraph (1) is made by a person —
(a)before the licence expiry date, being a date that is within the period between 7 April 2020 and 8 September 2020 (both dates inclusive); or
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(b)after the licence expiry date (whether before, on or after 7 April 2020) and the application is made during that period,
the following provisions apply in respect of the application:
(c)the requirement under paragraph (1)(b) for the application to be accompanied by an assessment report does not apply in relation to the application unless the person is in possession of the assessment report at the time of the application;
(d)if the application is not accompanied by the assessment report on the date of the application, it is a condition of the renewed licence that the person must, within 6 months after the date on which it is renewed or the date of expiry of the previous licence, whichever is later, produce the assessment report which, if not for sub-paragraph (c), is required to be accompanied by the application;
(e)any reference to the date of the application in paragraph (10) is to be read as a reference to the date 6 months after the day on which the licence is renewed or the date of expiry of the previous licence, whichever is later.
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(1B)  Despite anything to the contrary in this rule, if an application under paragraph (1) is made by a person before the licence expiry date, being a date that is within the period between 9 September 2020 and 6 October 2020 (both dates inclusive), the following provisions apply in respect of the application:
(a)the requirement under paragraph (1)(b) for the application to be accompanied by an assessment report does not apply in relation to the application unless the person is in possession of the assessment report at the time of the application;
(b)if the application is not accompanied by the assessment report on the date of the application, it is a condition of the renewed licence that the person must, within 6 months after the date of expiry of the previous licence, produce the assessment report which, if not for sub-paragraph (a), is required to be accompanied by the application;
(c)any reference to the date of the application in paragraph (10) is to be read as a reference to the date that the assessment report is produced under sub-paragraph (b).
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(2)  No licence shall be renewed unless the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be licensed.
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(3)  In considering a renewal of a licence, the Registrar may —
(a)in the case of a renewal of a licence of a taxi driver, require the applicant to satisfactorily complete such taxi driver’s refresher course as the Registrar may require; or
(b)in the case of a renewal of a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car, require the applicant —
(i)to provide the evidence mentioned in rule 4(2)(d)(ii)(D) as if the application had been made under rule 4; and
(ii)to satisfactorily complete such refresher courses as the Registrar may require.
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(4)  Where a licence is renewed, it shall take effect from the day on which it is renewed or from the day following the expiry of the previous licence, whichever is the later.
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(5)  Subject to paragraph (6), the Registrar may —
(a)in the case of a licence to be an omnibus driver granted to a person who is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, renew the licence such that the licence is valid so 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 renewal of the licence;
(b)in the case of a licence to be a chauffeured private hire car driver, renew the licence for the period mentioned in rule 7A(3); and
(c)in the case of any other licence, renew the licence for a period not exceeding 3 years starting on the date specified by the Registrar in a written notice to the licensee on the renewal of the licence.
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(6)  Where, during the validity period of an existing licence (called the first licence) for a fixed period, a licensee is granted a licence authorising the licensee to drive, or act as conductor of, another class of vehicle (called the second licence), the Registrar may, free of charge, extend the first licence for a period specified in the written notice to the licensee on the grant of the second licence.
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(7)  To avoid doubt, the non-refundable fee mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is regardless of the number of licences to be renewed in the application.
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(8)  For the purposes of this rule, any reference to licence does not include a licence to be an omnibus driver granted to a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore.
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(9)  An assessment report for the purpose of this rule must —
(a)be in the form set out at the Authority’s Internet website at https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/; and
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(b)be completed and signed —
(i)by the applicant;
(ii)by a medical practitioner certifying that on a date mentioned in paragraph (10), the medical practitioner assessed the applicant to be physically and mentally fit to hold a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, a Class 3 bus or a taxi, as the case may be; and
(iii)by a driving fitness assessor certifying that on a date mentioned in paragraph (10), the driving fitness assessor assessed the applicant to be physically fit to hold a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, a Class 3 bus or a taxi, as the case may be.
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(10)  For the purpose of paragraph (9)(b)(ii) and (iii), the date is —
(a)if the applicant’s application relates to a licence that expires before 9 September 2020 — a date not earlier than 6 months before the date of the application; or
(b)if the applicant’s application relates to a licence that expires on or after 9 September 2020 — a date not earlier than 2 months before the date of the application.
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