Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Road Traffic (Driving Instructors and Driving Schools) Rules
Regulation 18
Circumstances where instructor’s licence ceases to be valid
Subregulation 1
An instructor’s licence ceases to be valid when —
the licensee is disqualified under the Act for at least one year from holding or obtaining a driving licence for any class of vehicles;
the driving licence held by the licensee is suspended under the Act for at least one year, or is revoked under the Act; or
the licensee attains 70, 71, 72, 73 or 74 years of age (each called an applicable age), unless —
within 2 months before attaining an applicable age, the licensee undergoes a medical examination mentioned in section 35(10A)(a) of the Act at the licensee’s own expense; and
the licensee submits to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, within such time as the Deputy Commissioner of Police may require but in any event no later than the date before the licensee attains the applicable age, a certification by the registered medical practitioner who conducted the medical examination, that the licensee is physically fit to drive a vehicle of the class for which the instructor’s licence was granted.
Subregulation 2
An instructor’s licence for a class of vehicles ceases to be valid when, under section 35(10A) of the Act, the licensee’s driving licence for that class of vehicle ceases to be in force.
Subregulation 3
Where an instructor’s licence ceases to be valid under paragraph (1), the licensee must return the licence to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Subregulation 4
Nothing in this rule affects the power of the Deputy Commissioner of Police under section 53(1)(a)(ii) or (b) of the Act to revoke or suspend an instructor’s licence in any case where —
the licensee is disqualified under the Act for less than one year from holding or obtaining a driving licence for any class of vehicles; or
the driving licence held by the licensee is suspended under the Act for less than one year.