Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 28

Cancellation of driving instructors' licences

(Past version on 01/09/2000).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Commissioner shall cancel a driving instructor's licence if the holder
thereof-

   (a)  no longer holds a valid full driving licence to drive any class of
        motor vehicle in the group for which he is entitled by the driving 
        instructor's licence to give driving instruction; (L.N. 161 of 2000)

   (b)  is convicted of an offence under section 36 or 39 of the Ordinance;

   (c)  without reasonable excuse fails to submit himself for a test required
        under regulation 25 or, having submitted to the test, does not pass
        the test; or

   (d)  contravenes regulation 27: Provided that in a case of a failure to
        submit for a test required under regulation 25 or a contravention of
        regulation 27, the Commissioner may, instead of cancelling a
        driving instructor's licence, suspend it for such period as he thinks
        fit.

(2) On cancellation or suspension of a driving instructor's licence, the
Commissioner shall give to the person whose licence is cancelled or suspended
notice in writing of such cancellation or suspension, and such person shall,
within 72 hours after receipt of such notice, surrender his
driving instructor's licence to the Commissioner.

(3) On expiry of the period of suspension, a driving instructor's licence that
has been surrendered to the Commissioner under paragraph (2) shall be returned
by the Commissioner to the licence holder.

(4) Where the driving instructor's licence of a private driving  instructor
has been cancelled under paragraph (1), the Commissioner may, if that
instructor applies for a private driving instructor's licence in respect of
the same group of motor vehicles as that of the licence which has been
cancelled, issue to that instructor a private driving  instructor's licence
for that same group of motor vehicles in accordance with such of the
provisions of this Part that applied to the issue of such licences prior to
the commencement of regulation 21A, as if the Road Traffic (Driving Licences)
(Amendment) Regulation 2001 (L.N. 97 of 2001) had not been enacted. (L.N. 97
of 2001)