Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part II · Classification, Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles and Drivers
35A. Power of Director General to revoke a probationary driving licence
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General may revoke a probationary driving licence of a person if within a period of twenty-four months from the date of the grant of the probationary driving licence such person’s record, as kept by the
probationary driving licence
“probationary driving licence” means a licence for a probationary period of two years which is granted to any person who has passed the prescribed tests of competence;
Director General, as a driver of a motor vehicle, or his conduct or habits as such driver, establishes that it would not be in the interests of public safety for him to hold a valid driving licence or that such person is not competent to drive a motor vehicle.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General for Road Transport appointed under section 3; *NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has since been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 which comes into operation on 31 January 2017—see subsection 620(1)…
For the purpose of establishing that it would not be in the interests of public safety for a person to hold a driving licence or that such person is not competent to drive a motor vehicle, the Minister may make rules establishing a system of awarding points against a person for the commission of an offence under this Act or any rules made thereunder or a person who has been compounded under this
driving licence
“driving licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted or deemed to be granted under Part II and includes a learner’s driving licence and a probationary driving licence granted under section 29;
Act and has paid the compound:
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road
“road” means— (a) any public road and any other road to which the public has access and includes bridges, tunnels, lay-bys, ferry facilities, interchanges, roundabouts, traffic islands, road dividers, all traffic lanes, acceleration lanes, deceleration lanes, side-tables, median strips, overpasses, underpasses, approaches, entrance and exit ramps, toll plazas, service areas, and other structures and fixtures to fully effect its use; (b) for the purposes of sections 70 and 85, also includes a road under construction; and (c) for the purpose of sections 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 45A, also includes a parking place;
Provided that such rules may make provision for requiring any such person to undergo such course as the Director General may prescribe.
prescribe
“prescribe”, where no mode is mentioned, means to prescribe by rules made under this Act;
The rules made under subsection (2) shall specify the maximum number of points to be awarded against a person before it may be established that it would not be in the interests of public safety for him to hold a driving licence or that such person is not competent to drive a motor vehicle.
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle of any description, propelled by means of mechanism contained within itself and constructed or adapted so as to be capable of being used on roads, and includes a trailer;
The power conferred upon the Director General by this section to revoke the driving licence of a person shall be exercised at such time after the maximum number of points referred to in subsection (3) has been awarded against such person as the Director
Director
“Director” means a Director for Road Transport appointed under section 3;
General considers fit.
Where the person whose probationary driving licence has been revoked is disqualified by an order of a court from holding or obtaining a driving licence for such period of time as may be specified in such order, every point awarded against him under the rules made under subsection (2) shall thereupon be cancelled.
(Deleted by Act A1512).
(Deleted by Act A1512).