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Driving licences

for other vehicles.

Filth Schedule.

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submit himself for a driving testni a place and on a date men- tioned in such notice, such date to be not less than fourteen days from the date of service of such notice.

(2) If the licence holder fails to submit himself for the driving test or if he fails the driving test, the Commissioner may revoke the driving licence held by the licence holder,

(3) On revocation of a driving licence, the Commissioner shall serve notice of such revocation on the licence holder and within seventy-two hours of such service, the licence holder shall surrender his driving licence to the Commissioner for cancellation. (4) Service of any notice under this regulation may be by registered post actdressed to the licence holder at the address shown in the register.

(5) No fee shall be payable to the Commissioner for a driving test under this regulation.

(6) The powers vested in the Commissioner under this regulation to require a licence holder to submit himself for a driving test and to, revoke a driving licence shall not be exercised by any person other than the Commissioner of Police, the Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Divisional Superintendent (Traffic).

PART III.

Applications for driving licences for other vehicles.

17. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle of the class listed in the Fifth Schedule unless he is in possession of a driving licence in respect of such class of vehicle.

(2) A person wishing to obtain the issue or renewal of a driving licence in respect of a vehicle listed in the Fifth Schedule shall deliver to the Commissioner an application for the issue or renewal thereof in such form as shall be prescribed by the Com- missioner duly completed and signed by the applicant, together with the fee stipulated in the second column of the Fifth Schedule and, in the case of an application for a driving licence and, if required by the Commissioner in the case of an application for the renewal of a driving licence, two copies of his photograph of a size not greater than 2 inches x 2 inches and not less than 1 inches x inches.

(3) Each licence issued under these regulations shall be valid from the date of issue to the next following date stipulated in the third column of the Fifth Schedule and shall be renewable on such latter date.

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PART IV.

General,

18. (1) If the holder of a driving licence satisfies the Com- Issue of missioner that such licence has been lost or defaced the Com- duplicate

licences. missioner, on payment of a lee of five dollars in respect of a driving licence to drive a motor vehicle and 50 cents in respect of any other driving licence shall issue to him a duplicate licence and shall endorse thereon any particulars endorsed on the original licence and the duplicate so issued shall have the same effect as the original.

(2) If at any time after the issue of a duplicate licence and during the currency of such duplicate licence the original licence shall be found, the person to whom the original licence was issued shall take all reasonable steps to obtain possession of it and w return it as soon as possible to the Commissioner.

19. Any person driving on a road a vehicle for the driving Production of which a driving licence is required under the Ordinance or of driving

licences. these regulations, on being so cequired by a police officer, slali produce his driving licence for examination by the police officer, or on being so required, if he has not got his driving licence in his pussession, shall produce his driving licence to a police station within seventy-two hours.

20. (1) If the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe With- that a driving licence is in possession of a person other than the holding of

licences. person to whom it was issued he may, by notice in writing served personally on the person in whose possession such a licence is alleged to be, require him forthwith to deliver the licence to the Commissioner and such person shall forthwith deliver the driving licence to the Commissioner,

(2) The Commissioner shall retain a driving licence delivered to him in accordance with this regulation until it is claimed from him by the person to whom it was issued.

21. The Commissioner shall establish and keep a record of Commis. all driving licences issued by him and a record of all endorse. sioner to

keep record ments from time to time duly made on such driving licences. of licences.

of powers.

22. The Commissioner by instrument in writing under his Delegation hand may delegate to any person any of the powers, duties and responsibilities given to him under these regulations.