Singapore legislation

Section 47

of Road Traffic Act 1961

Section 47

Surrender and return of driving licence

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(1)

The Deputy Commissioner of Police must, upon suspending a driving licence under section 45, require the licence (if not issued in electronic form) to be surrendered to and retained by him or her.

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(2)

Any person whose driving licence has been suspended under section 45 must immediately surrender the driving licence (if not issued in electronic form) to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.

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(3)

At the end of a period of suspension, a driving licence surrendered to the Deputy Commissioner of Police under subsection (2) must be returned to the holder of the driving licence and, in the case only of a driving licence suspended under section 45(1), the points awarded against him or her must be cancelled.

(4)

Any person whose driving licence has been suspended under section 45 must not during the period of suspension drive a motor vehicle on a road under any other driving licence issued by any authority or otherwise.

(5)

Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road when his or her driving licence is suspended under section 45 shall be guilty of an offence.