No.
S
23
ROAD
TRAFFIC
ACT
(CHAPTER
68)
1st. MAY, 2013
ROAD
TRAFFIC
(DRIVING
LICENCES)
REGULATIONS,
2013
ARRANGEMENT
OF
REGULATIONS
Regulation
PART
I
PRELIMINARY
1.
Citation
and
commencement.
2.
Interpretation.
PART
II
APPLICATION
FOR
DRIVING
LICENCE
3.
Driving
licence.
4.
Applicants
above
age of 70
years
old.
5.
Disabilities.
PART
III
DRIVING
TEST
6.
Nature
of
driving
test.
7.
Appointment
of
time
and
place
for test.
8.
Driving
test
to
drive
Class 4,
5,
6, 6A,
11
or
12 vehicle.
9.
Exemption
for
applicant
holding
other
recognised
driving
licence.
PART
IV
DRIVING
LICENCE
10.
Particulars
to
be
entered
in
driving
licence.
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11.
Validity
of
driving licence.
12.
Renewal of driving licence.
13.
Renewal
after lapse of time.
14.
Register of driving licences.
PARTV
PROVISIONAL
DRIVING
LICENCE
15.
Issue of provisional driving licence.
16.
Conditions of provisional driving licence.
PART
VI
GENERAL
17.
Transmission
of
court
orders
to licensing officer.
18.
Fees.
19.
Production
of driving licence.
20.
Replacement
of lost
or
defaced driving licence.
21.
Notification of
change
of
name
or
address.
22.
Penalties.
23.
Amendment
of Regulation l
of
Chapter
68.
24.
Transitional
and
saving provisions.
FIRST
SCHEDULE
FEES
SECOND
SCHEDULE
"L"
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2013
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ROAD
TRAFFIC
ACT
(CHAPTER
68)
ROAD
TRAFFIC
(DRIVING
LICENCES)
REGULATIONS,
2013
In exercise of the
power
conferred
by
section 93
of
the
Road Traffic Act,
the
Minister
of
Communications,
with
the approval
of
His Majesty
the
Sultan
and
Yang Di-Pertuan,
hereby
makes
the
following Regulations -
PART
I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement.
1.
These Regulations
may
be
cited as
the
Road Traffic (Driving Licences)
Regulations,
2013
and
shall
commence
on
the
day
that
they
are made.
·'
Interpretation.
2.
In
these Regulations, unless
the
context
otherwise
requires-
"articulated vehicle"
means
a
motor
vehicle
drawing
another
vehicle in such
a
manner
that
part
of
that
other
vehicle is
superimposed
on
the
first-
mentioned
motor
vehicle
and
when
that
other
vehicle is
uniformly
loaded,
not less
than
20 per cent of
the
weight of its load is
borne
by
that
first-
mentioned
motor
vehicle;
"driving licence"
means
a driving licence issued
under
regulation 3
and
includes a provisional driving licence;
"driving test"
means
the
driving test referred to in regulations 6
and
8;
"medical practitioner"
means
a medical practitioner registered
under
the
Medical Practitioners
and
Dentists Act (Chapter 112);
"provisional driving licence"
means
a provisional driving licence issued
under
regulations 15
and
16.
PART
II
APPLICATION
FOR
DRIVING
LICENCE
Driving licence.
3.
Any
person
who
wishes
to obtain
or
renew
a driving licence shall
make
an
application to
the
Director in such form
and
manner
and
shall furnish
such
particulars
and
produce
such
documents
as the Director
may
require.
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Applicants
above
age
of
70
years
old.
4.
(1)
The Director
may
require
an
applicant for a driving licence
who
has
reached
the
age
of
above
70
years old to undergo a medical examination stating
that
he
is fit to drive
by
a registered medical practitioner
of
his
own
choice,
or
by
such
registered medical practitioner as
the
Director
may
direct,
at
his
own
cost.
(2)
Where
the applicant fails to
be
certified physically
and
mentally fit
by
a
registered medical practitioner,
the
Director shall not
renew
his driving licence
for
any
of
the
classes of vehicles for
which
he
was
authorised to drive.
Disabilities.
5. (
1)
An applicant for a driving licence shall not
be
entitled to claim to be
subjected to a test as to his fitness
or
ability to drive a motor vehicle
under
regulations
15
and
16
if
-
(a) he
is
suffering from a
mental
disorder;
(b)
he is suffering from epilepsy;
(c)
he
is liable to
sudden
attacks
of
disabling giddiness
or
fainting;
(d)
he
is not able to read at a distance of 23
metres
(with visual aids, if
applicable) a series
of
6 letters
and
figures
in
white
on
a black reflective
background
of
the
same
size
and
arrangement
as those prescribed for
the
identification
mark
of
a
motor
vehicle;
or
(e)
he is not able to distinguish the colours red,
amber
and
green from
a distance of
23 metres.
(2)
In sub-regulation (l){a),
"mental
disorder" includes idiocy
and any
mental
disorder for
which
an
order
has
been
made
under
any
written
law
with
respect to
mental
disorder for his
detention
or
his delivery to
the
care
and
custody
of
a relative
or
friend or,
where
he
is a
patient
in
a mental hospital, for his
temporary
absence from
that
hospitaL
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III
DRIVING
TEST
Nature
of
driving test.
6.
An applicant for a driving licence shall
be
considered to
have
passed
the
driving test
and
shall
be
issued
with
a driving licence,
after
payment
of
the
fee
prescribed
in
the
First Schedule, if he satisfies
the
examiner
that-
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fa}
he
is
able
to
read
at
a
distance
of
23
metres
(with
visual
aids, if
worn)
a
motor
vehicle
number
plate
containing
letters
and
figures;
fb}
he
is
able
to
distinguish
the
colours
red,
amber
and
green
from
a
distance
of
23
metres;
and
fc}
he
has
passed
a
driving
test
carried
out
in
accordance
with
such
written
instructions
as
may
be
issued
from
time
to
time
by
the
Director.
Appointment
of
time
and
place
for
test.
7.
Any
person
who
wishes
to
take
a
driving
test
shall
make
an
application
to
the
Director
who,
upon
payment
of
the
fee
prescribed
in
the
First Schedule, shall
arrange
a
time
and
place
for
the
test
to
be
conducted.
Driving
test
to
drive
Class
4,
5,
6,
6A,
11
or
12
vehicle
..
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8.
Any
person
who
wishes
to
submit
himseif
for a
driving
test
to
drive
a
Class 4, 5, 6, 6A,
11
or
12
vehicle
shall satisfy
the
Director
that
he
has
already
obtained
a
driving
licence
to
drive
a Class 3 vehicle.
Exemption
for
applicant holding other
recognised
driving
licence.
9.
\1)
An
applicant
for a
driving
licence
may
be
exempted
from
undergoing
a
driving
test
if
-
fa}
he
is
licensed
or
authorised
to
drive
a
motor
vehicle
of
the
class for
which
he
desires
a
driving
licence
by
the
competent
authority
of a
country
or
territory
other
than
Brunei
Darussalam;
and
{b)
he
knows
and
understands
the
provisions
of
the
Highway
Code
issued
under
section 95:
Provided
that
in
the
case
of
a
person
resident
outside
Brunei
Darussalam,
he
must
further
satisfy
the
Director
that
he
does
not
intend
to
permanently
reside
in
Brunei
Darussalam.
[2)
The
Director
may,
subject
to
such
conditions
as
he
thinks
fit,
issue
to
such
applicant
a
driving
licence, to
drive
a
motor
vehicle
of
the
class for
which
he
desires
a
driving
licence
on
payment
of
the
fee
prescribed
in
the
First
Schedule.
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PART
IV
DRIVING
LICENCE
Particulars
to
be
entered
in
driving
licence.
10.
(1)
A driving licence shall be
in
such
form
and
shall contain
such
particulars as
the
Director
may
require.
(2)
A driving licence
may
be issued subject to
such
conditions as
the
Director
thinks
fit.
(3)
A driving licence
may
authorise
the
holder
thereof
to drive
any
one
or
more classes of
motor
vehicles as
are
specified in
the
driving licence.
[4)
The
holder
of a driving licence shall not make
any
mark
or
entry
upon,
or
erase, cancel
or
alter
any
mark
or
entry
contained
in
his driving licence.
Validity
of
driving
licence.
11.
A driving licence shall
be
valid from
the
date of issue, unless
sooner
suspended,
cancelled
or
revoked, for a period of
one
year, 3 years, 5 years,
10 years
or
such
other
period
as
may
be
determined
by
the
Director:
Provided
that
{a}
a provisional driving licence shall be valid for a period of
not
more
than
3
months
from
the
date of issue;
{b}
a
new
driver's
driving licence shall only
be
valid for a period of one
year;
{c}
a driving licence issued to
an
applicant
who
has
reached
the
age of
above
70
years
old shall only be valid for a period of one year;
{d}
a driving licence issued
under
regulation
9(2)
shall only be valid for
a period of not more
than
one
year
from
the
date of issue;
{e}
for a foreign driver,
the
validity of his driving licence to drive
any
class of
heavy
vehicle
or
public service vehicle shall only be valid for a
period
of not more
than
one
year
from
the
date of issue;
{fJ
no class of heavy vehicle
or
public service vehicle shall
be
added
or
renewed
unless the applicant is
in
possession of a satisfactory medical
certificate;
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(g}
other
than
Class 2, 4,
5,
6, 6A,
11
or
12, a driving licence to drive
an
additional class
of
vehicle
endorsed
on
an
existing driving licence shall
be
valid for
the
same
period as
the
existing driving licence;
(h}
when
a driving licence is limited to
the
driving of vehicles of a
particular construction
or
design, particulars of
such
limitations shall
be
entered
on
such driving licence.
Renewal
of
driving
licence.
12.
(1)
An application for
renewal
can
be
made
before
or
on
the
expiry
date
of
the driving licence, in
which
case
the
commencement
date of
the
new
driving
licence is
taken
to
run
from
the
day
immediately after
the
expiry date of
the
old
driving licence.
(2)
If
an
application for
renewal
is
made
after
the
expiry
of
the
driving
licence,
the
commencement
date
of
the
new
drivil).g licence
runs
from
the
day
the
driving licence is
renewed.
·
(3)
Where
a
person
fails to
renew
the
driving licence after a period of
60
days
has
lapsed since
the
expiry
date
of
the
driving licence,
the
Director
may
impose
the
late
payment
fee prescribed in
the
First Schedule in addition to
the
prescribed fee.
(4)
A
person
applying for
renewal
must
produce
to
the
licensing officer
any
driving licence
or
provisional driving licence already
held
by
him.
Renewal
after
lapse
of
time.
13.
Where
a driving licence has lapsed after a period of 3
years
or
more,
the
Director shall
not
renew
the
driving licence
or
grant a
new
driving licence
to
the
person
who
held
such
a driving licence unless -
(a}
he
passes
the
test
under
regulation
6;
or
(b}
the
Director is satisfied that, at some
time
within
3
years
before
the
date
of
the
application,
the
applicant has held a
driver's
certificate
or
driving •
licence issued
by
a
competent
authority
in
any
country
or territory
authorising
him
to drive a
motor
vehicle of
the
class
or
description
which
he
would
be
authorised
to
drive
by
the
driving licence applied for.
Register
of
driving
licences.
14.
(
1)
The Director shall cause to
be
kept
a register containing all particulars
as
determined
by
him
of all driving licences issued.
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(2)
The
Register shall include
the
particulars
of
any
order
of
court
transmitted
to a licensing officer
under
regulation 17.
PARTV
PROVISIONAL
DRIVING
LICENCE
Issue
of
provisional driving
licence.
15.
(1)
A provisional driving licence to
learn
to drive a Class 3 vehicle shall
not
be issued to
an
applicant unless -
(a}
he
is able to read
at
a distance of 23
metres
(with visual aids, if
applicable) a motor vehicle
number
plate containing letters
and
figures;
and
(b}
he
is able
to
distinguish the colours red,
amber
and
green from a
distance
of
23 metres.
[2)
An applicant shall
not
be
issued
with
a provisional driving licence to
drive a Class
4,
5, 6
or
6A vehicle, unless he is
the
holder of a driving licence
authorising
him
to drive a Class 3 vehicle for
not
less
than
a
year
and
has
obtained
the
age of
21
years.
Conditions
of
provisional driving
licence.
16.
The holder of a provisional driving licence shall comply
with
the following
conditions -
(a} he shall
use
the
provisional driving licence while
under
the
supervision of a driving instructor, as defined in regulation 2 of
the
Road
Traffic (Driving Instructor
and
Driving School) Regulations, 1987
(S
3/1988);
(b}
the driving instructor shall be
present
with
him
and,
where
the
seating
arrangement
of the
motor
vehicle
renders
it
practicable, shall
be
seated alongside him;
and
(c)
he
shall,
while
the motor vehicle is being
driven
by
him, clearly
display in a conspicuous position
q,t
the
front
and
at
the
rear
of
the
vehicle a
plate containing the
red
letter "L"
on
a
white
ground in
the
form as set
out
in
the
Second Schedule.
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PART
VI
GENERAL
Transmission
of
court orders
to
licensing
officer.
17.
Where
upon
the
conviction of
any
person
for
any
offence,
the
court
orders
that
any
person
be
disqualified from applying for
or
from holding a driving
licence, or
that
the
particulars of
such
conviction
be
endorsed
on
the
driving
licence held
by
that
person,
the
court
shall cause a copy of
such
order
to
be
transmitted
to
the
licensing officer
concerned
for registration for
the
purposes
of
regulation 14.
Fees.
18.
(1)
The fees prescribed in
the
First Schedule shall
be
paid
in respect of
the
matters
to
which
they
relate.
,<
(2)
Such fees shall
be
payable in advance
and
shall
not
be
refundable.
Production
of
driving
licence.
19.
The Director
or
any
person
authorised in writing
by
the
Director
may
by
notice
require
the
holder
of a driving licence to
produce
his driving licence for
inspection
at
a
time
and
place specified in
the
notice.
Replacement
of
lost
or
defaced
driving
licence.
20.
(1)
If
the
holder
of a driving licence satisfies
the
Director
that
his driving
licence has
been
lost or defaced,
the
Director shall
on
receipt
of
an
application in
such
form as
the
Director
may
determine
and
on
payment
of
the
fee prescribed in
the
First Schedule, issue a
replacement
driving licence to
him
and
the
replacement
driving licence so issued shall have
the
same
effect as
the
original.
(2)
If
at
any
time after
the
issue of a
replacement
driving licence
the
original driving licence is found,
the
person
to
whom
the
original driving licence
was
issued shall immediately
return
it to
the
licensing officer or, if
that
driving
licence is not in his possession, shall take all reasonable steps to obtain possession
of it
and
shall immediately
return
it
to
the
licensing officer.
Notification
of
change
of
name or address.
21.
The
holder
of a driving licence shall notify
the
licensing officer
of
every
change of
(a) name,
whether
by
marriage
or
by
any
other
reason;
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(b}
address;
or
(c) serial
number
of identity
card
issued
under
the
National
Registration Act
(Chapter 19),
within
one
month
of
the
date
of
such
change or, if at
the
time of
such
change he is
not in Brunei Darussalam,
within
one
month
of his
return
to Brunei Darussalam.
Penalties.
22.
Any
person
who
fails to comply
with
or
who
contravenes
any
provision
of
or
any
requirements
of
these
Regulations is guilty
of
an
offence
and
liable
on
conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 and, in
the
case
of
a
second
or
subsequent
conviction, a fine not exceeding $1,000.
Amendment
of
Regulation
1
of
Chapter
68.
23.
Part IV,
the
Fifth Schedule, the Sixth Schedule, the Seventh Schedule,
the
Eighth Schedule
and
the
Ninth
Schedule to
the
Road Traffic Regulations
are
repealed.
Transitional
and
saving
provisions.
24.
Any driving licence issued to a
person
before
the
commencement
date
of
these
Regulations
and
which
continues
to
be
valid immediately before
that
date
shall
be
deemed
to be a licence issued
under
these Regulations for
the
remaining
period
of
the
driving licence
and
shall subsist until its expiry,
and
may
be
renewed,
suspended
or
revoked
or
otherwise
dealt
with
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
these
Regulations.
FIRST
SCHEDULE
_,·
FEES
(regulations
6,
7,
9(2), 12!3),
18
and
20)
1.
Endorsement
other
class of vehicle driving licence $ 10
2.
Issue
or
renewal
of
-
(a) driving licence valid for
one
year
or
less
(b)
driving licence valid for 3
years
{c)
driving licence valid for 5
years
(d) driving licence valid for 10 years
$10
$30
$50
$100
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3.
Practical
driving
test
-
4.
Provisional
driving
licence -
(a)
issue
{b/
renewal
5.
Replacement/Duplicate
driving
licence
-
(a)
driving
licence
{b)
provisional
driving
licence
6.
Late
payment
SECOND
SCHEDULE
"L"
PLATE
18
centimetres
4
centimetres
7
centimetres
11
centimetres
6
centimetres
10
centimetres
1st. MAY, 2013
$10
$5
$10
$10
$10
$10
(regulation
16{c))
4
centimetres
[The
corners
of
the
white
background
may
be
rounded
off]
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE
Made
this 6th.
day
of Jamadilakhir, 1434 Hijriah corresponding to
the
17th.
day
of April, 2013.
PEHIN
ORANG
KAYA
HAMZAH
PAHLAWAN
DATO
SERI SETIA A
WANG
HAJI ABDULLAH
BIN BEGAWAN
MUDIM
DATO
PADUKA HAJI BAKAR
Minister of Communications,
Brunei Darussalam.
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