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ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 95 OF 2009) - REG 78

Variation, suspension or cancellation of driver licence or learner permit on the ground that person is unfit to drive or that is dangerous for person to drive

r. 78

    (1)     The Corporation may vary, suspend or cancel a person's driver licence or suspend or cancel a person's learner permit if—

        (a)     the person is required by the Corporation under section 27 of the Act to undergo a test; and

        (b)     the person has refused or failed to undergo the test or has not passed the test.

    (2)     The Corporation must vary, suspend or cancel a person's driver licence or suspend or cancel a person's learner permit if, based on the results of a test required by the Corporation under section 27 of the Act or a report from a registered medical practitioner, the Corporation believes—

        (a)     it would be dangerous for the person to drive a motor vehicle, or a category of motor vehicle, because of illness or bodily infirmity, defect or incapacity or because of the effects of treatment for any of those things; or

        (b)     the person does not have sufficient knowledge of road law or sufficient driving ability; or

        (c)     the person is otherwise unfit to hold the licence or permit.

    (3)     The Corporation may suspend or vary a person's driver licence or suspend a person's learner permit until the person has undergone a test of health or competence or any other appropriate test if—

        (a)     the Corporation receives information which discloses or suggests that a person is unfit to drive or that it may be dangerous to allow that person to hold a driver licence, a particular category of driver licence, or a learner permit; and

        (b)     the Corporation is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the information is reliable.



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