Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Prohibition order against holder of foreign driving licence
Subregulation 1
The Deputy Commissioner of Police may by order (referred to in these Rules as a prohibition order) —
prohibit the holder of a foreign driving licence who has been awarded a total of 13 or more demerit points within a period of 12 months from the date of the grant of that licence from driving all classes of vehicles in Singapore for a period of 12 months; or
prohibit the holder of a foreign driving licence who has been awarded a total of 24 or more demerit points within a period of 24 consecutive months from driving all classes of vehicles in Singapore for a period not exceeding 36 months.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), where —
a prohibition order has been made against the holder of a foreign driving licence; or
an order has been made by a court on or after 1st November 1999 prohibiting the holder of a foreign driving licence from driving any motor vehicle in Singapore,then, whenever subsequently the holder of a foreign driving licence has been awarded a total of 12 or more demerit points within a period of 12 consecutive months, the Deputy Commissioner of Police may make a prohibition order against him for a period not exceeding 36 months.
Subregulation 3
Paragraph (2) does not apply to the holder of a foreign driving licence who has not committed any scheduled offence for a period of 24 consecutive months from —
the date of expiry of the prohibition order; or
the date of expiry of an order made by a court on or after 1st November 1999 prohibiting him from driving any motor vehicle in Singapore,as the case may be.
Subregulation 4
In calculating the number of demerit points for the purposes of paragraph (1) or (2), only such demerit points shall be taken into account as have been awarded against the holder of a foreign driving licence within the period of 24 consecutive months or 12 consecutive months, as the case may be, calculated from the date of the first award of demerit points within that period; and all demerit points awarded before that period shall be disregarded.
Subregulation 5
Where the holder of a foreign driving licence has not committed any scheduled offence for any period of 12 consecutive months (referred to in this rule as the relevant period), every demerit point awarded against him before the relevant period shall be disregarded for the purposes of calculating the total number of demerit points under paragraph (1) or (2).
Subregulation 6
The relevant period excludes the period any prohibition order against the holder of a foreign driving licence, or any court order made on or after 1st November 1999 prohibiting him from driving any motor vehicle in Singapore, is in force.
Subregulation 7
Paragraph (5) does not apply if —
the holder of a foreign driving licence has committed a scheduled offence before the relevant period for which he has been awarded demerit points during or after the relevant period; and
such demerit points, if added to the total number of demerit points awarded against him before the relevant period, would render him liable to have a prohibition order made against him.