S.L. 499.68 Art. 40Skills to act as driver. 

(1) An applicant for a driver’s permit shall be considered to have the requisite skills to act as a driver if he:

(a) attends training courses held or approved by the Authority based on the subjects listed in Part 1 of the Third Schedule;

(b) passes a written or an oral examination held by the Authority or by a body approved by the Authority, based on the subjects addressed in the training courses referred to in the preceding paragraph; and

(c) provides proof that they have been driving by virtue of a valid Category B licence issued or exchanged in accordance with the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences)

Regulations by the Authority for at least two (2) years, and at the moment of the application for a driver’s permit, the Court of Magistrates, or the Commissioners of Justice, as the case may be, have not imposed more than six (6) penalty points on his licence in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Sixth Schedule to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations.

(2) A driver who holds a certificate of professional competence issued in terms of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences)

Regulations or is already in possession of a Taxi Driver’s Permit issued under the Taxi Services Regulations, shall be exempt from the requirements of sub-regulation 1(a), (b) and (c).