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Application for driving licence.
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22.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, a person may apply to a licensing authority for a licence (in this Act referred to as a driving licence) to drive mechanically propelled vehicles of a specified class.
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(2) (a) Where a person is disqualified for applying for any driving licence whatsoever for a period, he shall not apply for any driving licence whatsoever for that period and, if he does so and obtains a licence on the application, it shall be void and of no effect.
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(b) Where a person is disqualified for applying for a driving licence in respect of a class of vehicles for a period, he shall not apply for a driving licence in respect of that class for that period and, if he does so and obtains a licence on the application, it shall be void and of no effect.
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(3) An application for a driving licence—
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(a) shall be made to the licensing authority in whose functional area the applicant ordinarily resides,
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(b) shall be made in accordance with the relevant regulations under this Part of this Act,
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(c) shall be accompanied by any certificate of competency or fitness required under regulations under this Act, and
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(d) shall be accompanied by the excise duty payable on the taking out of a driving licence.
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(4) (a) Where a person is disqualified by this Act for holding any driving licence whatsoever during a period, he shall be disqualified for applying for any driving licence whatsoever for that period or any period the whole or part of which is within that period.
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(b) Where a person is disqualified by this Act for holding a driving licence in respect of vehicles of a class during a period, he shall be disqualified for applying for a driving licence in respect of vehicles of that class for that period or any period the whole or part of which is within that period.
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(5) Where a person has been granted a driving licence in respect of vehicles of a class for a period, he shall be disqualified for applying for a driving licence in respect of vehicles of that class for that period or any period part of which is within that period.
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