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In forceAmended1999 Revised Edition
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12. Test not to be taken when another driving licence held by applicant suspended or revoked, etc.

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Last amended by an amending law of 2025. 2 amendments in all.

A person shall not be allowed to apply for or take a test of competence to drive any class of vehicle —

(a)

during the period of suspension of a licence, whether for the same or for a different class of vehicle, held by him;

(b)

during the period for which he has been disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence, whether for the same or for a different class of vehicle; (c)within the period of one year from the date of the revocation of a licence, whether for the same or for a different class of vehicle, held by him; or

(d)

when any police investigation has been commenced against him for an offence under any of the following provisions:

(i)

sections 35(3), 43(4), 62, 65A(1), 66(1), 67(1), 70(4), 79(1), 84(7) (arising from a failure to comply with section 84(3)) and 116(7) of the Act;

(ii)

section 3(2) of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960;

(iii)

section 304A of the Penal Code 1871.

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