Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Amendment of section 42
Section 42 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) Where a person (referred to hereinafter as the offender), is convicted of an offence under section 160, 304, 304A, 323, 324, 325, 326, 341, 342, 350, 352, 426 or 427 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) and —
at the time of the commission of the offence the offender was the driver or was in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place;
the person against whom the offence was committed was the driver of another vehicle on the road or public place, a passenger in that other vehicle or a pedestrian on the road or public place;
the court convicting the offender of the offence is satisfied that the commission of the offence arose from or was connected with a dispute between the offender and that other person over the use of the road or public place; and
having regard to the circumstances under which the offence was committed and the behaviour of the offender, the court is of the opinion that it is undesirable for the offender to continue to be allowed to drive a motor vehicle,the court may, in addition to imposing on the offender the punishment provided for such offence, make an order disqualifying him from holding or obtaining a driving licence for life or for such period as the court may think fit.”.