Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of section 47C
In the principal Act, in section 47C, replace subsection (3) with —“(3) The suspension of a person’s driving licence under subsection (1) or (1A), unless it is sooner rescinded by the Deputy Commissioner of Police under subsection (10), remains in force —
if the person is acquitted of the offence on account of which the person’s driving licence is so suspended (called in this subsection the relevant offence), whether or not by a trial court or an appellant court — until the date of the person’s acquittal; or
if the person is convicted of and sentenced for the relevant offence by a trial court — until the later of the following dates:
the date on which all rights of appeal against the conviction or sentence (including any order of a court disqualifying the person from holding or obtaining a driving licence under this Act or the Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960 in relation to the relevant offence) have expired or are exhausted;
the date of commencement of a disqualification order mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i).”.