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5. Consideration of application for licence

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2020. 5 amendments in all.

(1)

No licence shall be granted unless the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant therefor is a fit and proper person to be authorised to drive, or act as a conductor of, the class or classes of vehicles specified in the application.

(1A)

[Deleted by S 791/2020 wef 15/09/2020]

(2)

In considering an application for a licence, the Registrar may make such enquiries as he thinks fit and may require the applicant to furnish —

(a)

evidence of the applicant’s age;

(b)

evidence of the applicant’s employment, where relevant;

(ba)

a certificate of completion of such course of instruction as the Registrar may approve;

(c)

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of any vehicle (other than a chauffeured private hire car or a taxi), evidence that the applicant holds a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive the class of vehicle in respect of which an application is made under rule 4;

(d)

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a taxi, evidence that the applicant has held a valid driving licence to drive Class 3 vehicles for more than one year; and

(e)

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car, evidence that the applicant has held, for more than one year, a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive Class 3 vehicles.

(3)

[Deleted by S 791/2020 wef 15/09/2020]

(4)

To avoid doubt, for the application mentioned in rule 4(1A), an applicant is only required to furnish the evidence specified in paragraph (2)(d).

Subregulation 1

No licence shall be granted unless the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant therefor is a fit and proper person to be authorised to drive, or act as a conductor of, the class or classes of vehicles specified in the application.

Subregulation 1A

[Deleted by S 791/2020 wef 15/09/2020]

Subregulation 2

In considering an application for a licence, the Registrar may make such enquiries as he thinks fit and may require the applicant to furnish —

(a)

evidence of the applicant’s age;

(b)

evidence of the applicant’s employment, where relevant;

(ba)

a certificate of completion of such course of instruction as the Registrar may approve;

(c)

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of any vehicle (other than a chauffeured private hire car or a taxi), evidence that the applicant holds a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive the class of vehicle in respect of which an application is made under rule 4;

(d)

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a taxi, evidence that the applicant has held a valid driving licence to drive Class 3 vehicles for more than one year; and

(e)

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car, evidence that the applicant has held, for more than one year, a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive Class 3 vehicles.

Subregulation 3

[Deleted by S 791/2020 wef 15/09/2020]

Subregulation 4

To avoid doubt, for the application mentioned in rule 4(1A), an applicant is only required to furnish the evidence specified in paragraph (2)(d).

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