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As enacted

10. Amendment of section 126B of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 126B of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:-

126B. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of section 126 and section 126A, every Driving Licence may, on the expiry of the period for which it is issued, be renewed, in the case of motor vehicles of a class referred to in item 1(i), 1(ii), 2(i), 2(ii),

2(iii), 3(i), 3(ii), 8, 9 or 11 of the Schedule to section 122 for further periods of eight years each, at a time and in the case of motor vehicles of a class referred to in item 4(i), 4(ii), 5, 6(i),

6(ii), 7 or 10 of such Schedule for further periods of four years each, at a time.

(2)

Every application for the renewal of a

Driving Licence shall –

(a)

be in the prescribed Form;

“Renewal of a Driving

Licence.

(b)

on payment of the prescribed levy;

(c)

be accompanied by a medical certificate issued in accordance with subsection (1) (a) of section 124;

(3)

Every application for the renewal of a

Driving Licence shall be forwarded to the

Commissioner General at least three months prior to the expiry of such Licence.”.