Singapore legislation

Clause 13

of Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill

Clause 13

Amendment of section 43

Section 43 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Where a person who is disqualified by virtue of a conviction or order under this Act is the holder of a driving licence, the licence shall —

(a)

be suspended as long as the disqualification continues in force if he is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of less than one year; and

(b)

be of no effect if he is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of one year or longer and he shall not drive a motor vehicle after the period of disqualification unless he passes the prescribed test of competence to drive.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 45” in subsection (2) the words “, 47B or 47C”.