Standard of physical fitness

A person suffering from any of the following diseases shall be absolutely debarred from obtaining a Belize Driving Permit: total deafness, epilepsy, insanity, defective vision to a degree corresponding to a standard of vision less than 6/12 by Snellen’s test in both eyes with glasses, aneurysm, angina pectoris, loss of both hands or of both feet, or one hand and one foot, disease of the nervous system giving rise to muscular incoordination: Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic [CAP. 230 97 Provided that a person who has lost the sight of one eye and whose standard of vision with the other eye is not less than 6/6 by Snellen’s test without glasses may be granted, after the expiring of six months from the date of such loss, a permit to drive a private motor car only. Provided further that a person who has lost both feet but is fitted with artificial legs may be granted a permit to drive a private motor car only if the Commissioner of Transport is satisfied that such a possesses sufficient manoeuvrability in his feet to be capable of driving a motor vehicle with artificial legs.