As enacted

Contents

27. Insertion of new sections 124B, 124C and 124D in the principal enactment

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

The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 124A of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 124B, 124C and 124D of that enactment :—

124B. (1) There shall be Motor Traffic

Appeals Board (hereinafter in this Part referred to as “the Board”) consisting of the following members who shall be persons who have gained recognition or integrity:—

(a)

a nominee of the Secretary to the

Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Transport;

“Motor

Traffic

Appeals

Board.

(b)

a retired examiner of Motor Traffic nominated by the Secretary to the

Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Transport; and

(c)

one person from the Police Department nominated by the Inspector General of

Police.

(2)

An applicant for a driving licence who has complied with the requirements set out in subsection (2) of section 123 and section 124, and who is aggrieved by the decision of the

Commissioner-General refusing to issue him a driving licence may prefer an appeal to the

Board against such decision.

(3)

The Board shall within a period of thirty days from the date of preferring the appeal communicate its decision on such appeal to the applicant and the Commissioner-General, and the Commissioner-General shall give effect to such decision.

124C. (1) The Minister shall appoint a

Medical Committee comprising of –

(a)

the Commissioner-General of Motor

Traffic or his nominee ;

(b)

the Director-General of Health Services or his nominee ;

(c)

Specialist/Medical Officer registered under the Medical Ordinance (Chapter.)

who has specialized in the particular field;

and

(d)

a representative of the Ministry of the

Minister in charge of the subject of

Transport :

Medical

Committee.

(2)

The duties of the Medical Committee shall be to hear appeals from persons aggrieved by the refusal to issue Medical Certificates by medical practitioners or the National Transport

Medical Institute under section 124D.

(3)

A medical practitioner who wilfully issues a Medical Certificate which is incorrect as regards the medical condition of an applicant or is incorrect in regard to any material particulars specified therein shall be guilty of the offence of fraudulent issue of a medical certificate and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than ten thousand rupees and not exceeding twenty thousand rupees and such practitioner shall also be reported to the

Sri Lanka Medical Council.

124D. (1) An applicant for a Learners Permit and Regular Driving Licence who is aggrieved by the refusal of a Medical Practitioner referred to in section 124 or the National Transport

Medical Institute to issue him with a Medical

Certificate may prefer an appeal against such refusal to the Medical Committee appointed under section 124C.

(2)

Such Medical Committee shall within a period of seven days cause such applicant to be examined by a registered medical practitioner other than a medical practitioner referred to in paragraph (1) and shall if such medical practitioner certifies that the applicant is fit to be issued a driving licence, issue him a

Medical Certificate and shall report such fact to the Sri Lanka Medical Council.

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