Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Road Traffic (Chauffeured Private Hire Car and Taxi Vocational Licence Demerit Points System) Rules 2017

Regulation 3

Award of demerit points

Subregulation 1

Where the holder of a vocational licence —

(a)

is convicted of a scheduled offence; or

(b)

pays a sum of money to compound a scheduled offence he or she is reasonably suspected to have committed,the Registrar must award against that holder the demerit points specified in the third column of the First Schedule for that scheduled offence.

Subregulation 2

Any demerit points awarded under paragraph (1) take effect —

(a)

in the case of a conviction for a scheduled offence, on the date on which the scheduled offence is committed; or

(b)

in the case where the scheduled offence is compounded, on the date on which the scheduled offence is reasonably suspected to have been committed.

Subregulation 3

The Registrar must keep a register setting out the names and other particulars of all holders of vocational licences who have been awarded demerit points.