7. Amendment of section 124 of the principal enactment

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

Section 124 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution in paragraph (a) of that section, for the words “the applicant is physically fit”, of the words “the applicant is physically fit and mentally alert”;

(2)

by the repeal of subsections (2) and (3) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsections:-

“(2) Every applicant for a Driving Licence valid for motor vehicles belonging to the classes specified 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 shall prove to the satisfaction of the Commissioner

General that he –

(a)

has completed the age of eighteen years;

(b)

has been a learner driver of the class of vehicles in respect of which the application is made for at least three months from the date he obtained a Learner’s Permit from the

Commissioner General;

(c)

possesses such educational and other qualifications, as may be prescribed by regulations.

(3)

Every applicant for a Driving Licence for heavy motor vehicles shall prove to the satisfaction of the Commissioner General that he –

(a)

has completed the age of twenty one years;

(b)

has been a learner driver of the class of vehicles in respect of which the application is made for at least three months from the date on which he obtained a Learner’s Permit from the Commissioner General;

(c)

possesses an adequate practical knowledge of the mechanism of motor vehicles, as may be prescribed by regulations;

(d)

possesses such educational and other qualifications, as may be prescribed by regulations;

(e)

has been in possession of a Driving Licence valid for motor vehicles belonging to the classes specified in item 2(i), 2(ii), 2(iii), 3(i),

3(ii) or 8 of the Schedule to section 122, for a period of not less than two years.”.

Read on from s 8