3.—(1) Except with the approval of the Deputy Commissioner of Police or an authorised officer, a person who desires to obtain or renew a licence shall —
(a)
submit in person to the Deputy Commissioner of Police or authorised officer an application in such form as the Deputy Commissioner of Police may determine; and
(b)
furnish such particulars as the Deputy Commissioner of Police or authorised officer may require.
(2) An application for the grant or renewal of a driving licence shall be accompanied by one photograph of the applicant.
(3) The photograph referred to in paragraph (2) shall comply with the specifications set out in the Ninth Schedule.
(4) An application for the grant or renewal of a licence may be received and dealt with at any time within one month before the date on which the grant or renewal of the licence is to take effect.
(5) The Deputy Commissioner of Police or authorised officer may refuse to grant or renew a driving licence for any of the classes of vehicles in respect of which the application is made if —
(a)
the applicant fails to submit a photograph in accordance with paragraph (2);
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(b)
in the opinion of the Deputy Commissioner of Police or authorised officer, the photograph of the applicant accompanying his application for the driving licence —
(i)
does not comply with the specifications set out in the Ninth Schedule;
(ii)
is distorted or unclear; or
(iii)
has been tampered with;
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(c)
the Deputy Commissioner of Police or authorised officer is not satisfied that the applicant is physically fit to drive that class of vehicle; or
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(d)
the applicant has not passed the whole or such part of the prescribed test of competence to drive that class of vehicle as the Deputy Commissioner of Police may require.
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(6) The prescribed fee referred to in section 35(6) and (6A) of the Act is $50 for —
(a)
each grant of a driving licence for any class of vehicle; or
(b)
a renewal of a driving licence in relation to all classes of vehicles specified or endorsed on the licence.
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(7) Despite paragraph (6), no fee is payable —
(a)
for the grant of a driving licence under rule 21 where a holder of a driving licence applies under that rule for a driving licence to drive a class of vehicle that his current driving licence does not permit him to drive; or
(b)
for the grant of a driving licence to a person referred to in section 36(2)(a)(i) of the Act.
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(8) A fee of $25 is payable for each grant or renewal of a provisional driving licence for any class of vehicle.
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(9) The Deputy Commissioner of Police may waive any fee referred to in this rule.