1989 Ed.]
Road Traffic
[CAP. 374
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*88K. Authorized driving school
(1) The Commissioner may, in writing, designate any place as a driving school and may impose such conditions relating to that designation as he thinks fit.
(2) Where a place is designated as a driving school under subsection (1), such designation-
(a) shall authorize the person specified in the designation as the proprietor of that place, to operate that place as a driving school in accordance with---
(i) Schedule 9; and
(ii) such conditions as may be specified by the Commissioner in the designation; and
(b) shall not be valid except on payment of the fee specified in Schedule 9.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2)(a)
(a) the fees charged by the proprietor of a driving school for a driving instruction course and the issue of a course certificate or a duplicate copy of a course certificate in respect of motor cycles or motor tricycles shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner;
(b) the conditions that may be specified in a designation under subsection (2)(a)(ii) may include conditions relating to the issue of a course certificate or a duplicate copy of a course certificate in respect of motor cycles or motor tricycles.
(4) The Commissioner shall cause notice of a designation under sub-section (1) to be published in the Gazette.
(5) Subject to section 88L, a designation under subsection (1)-
(a) shall be valid for a maximum period of 5 years from such date as shall be specified in the designation;
(b) may, on application made to the Commissioner not less than 3 months before the date of its expiration and on payment of the fee specified in Schedule 9, be renewed in writing by the Commissioner.
(6) A renewal of a designation under subsection (5) shall-
(a) be valid for a maximum period of 5 years from such date as the Commissioner shall specify; and
(b) not be valid except on payment of the fee specified in Schedule 9.
(7) The Commissioner may, if he considers that it would be in the public interest to do so, exempt any person from the payment of the fee specified in Schedule 9.
* In operation on 1 January 1990.