Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
New sections 47A to 47D
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 47, the following sections:“Effect of suspension of licence by Deputy Commissioner of Police47A. A driving licence suspended by the Deputy Commissioner of Police under section 45(1) for a period of one year or any other longer period shall be of no effect and the holder of the licence shall not drive a motor vehicle after the period of suspension unless he passes the prescribed test of competence to drive.Disqualification or suspension to continue in certain circumstances47B. If any person who is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence, or whose driving licence is suspended under the provisions of this Act, drives while he is so disqualified or his licence is under suspension and causes death or serious injury to any other person and is charged for an offence under this Act, the disqualification or suspension shall continue until that offence has been tried and determined by a court.Immediate suspension of driving licence in certain circumstances47C.—
Where a person drives a motor vehicle on a road or other public place —
whilst under the influence of drink or of a drug in contravention of section 67(1); or
without a policy of insurance in respect of third-party risks in contravention of section 3(1) of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act [Cap. 189],and whilst so driving causes death or serious injury to any other person, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may, where the first-mentioned person is charged for that offence, suspend his driving licence from the date he is charged for the offence, and the suspension shall remain in force until the offence is tried and determined by a court.(2) The Deputy Commissioner of Police shall, before suspending a driving licence of a person under subsection (1), give to the person concerned a notice in writing informing the person that his driving licence is immediately suspended until the charge has been tried and determined by a court and requiring the person forthwith to surrender his driving licence.(3) A person who without reasonable cause or excuse refuses or fails to surrender his driving licence to the Deputy Commissioner of Police under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.(4) Any person whose driving licence has been suspended under this section shall not during the period of suspension drive a motor vehicle on a road under any other driving licence granted by any authority or otherwise.(5) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road when his driving licence is suspended under this section shall be guilty of an offence.(6) A person to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) may appeal against the notice to the Minister whose decision shall be final.Definition of “serious injury”47D. For the purposes of sections 47B and 47C, “serious injury” means any injury which causes a person to be during a period of 7 days in severe bodily pain or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.”.