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Grant of driving licence.
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23.—(1) Where an application is duly made for a driving licence, the licensing authority shall grant the licence unless it appears to them—
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(a) that the applicant is disqualified for applying for the licence, or
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(b) that, having regard to the particulars contained in the application, the applicant has not a satisfactory knowledge of the Rules of the Road.
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(2) Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act and any regulations thereunder, a driving licence shall be granted for a period of twelve months or such longer period as may be prescribed beginning on—
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(a) in case the licence is granted during a period during which a driving licence previously granted to the applicant remains unexpired—the day following the expiration of the driving licence previously granted, and
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(b) in any other case—the day on which the licence is granted.
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