39Licences issued under previous legislation

39 Licences issued under previous legislation

(1) A superseded licence (that is, a licence issued under a law in force in the jurisdiction before the commencement of the amended driver licensing law ) has effect for the remainder of its duration as if it had been issued under the amended law, and may be renewed, varied, cancelled or suspended in all respects as though it were a driver licence. (2) A superseded licence authorises the holder to drive vehicles in the licence class specified in supporting principle 13 that is most nearly equivalent to the class specified in the licence. (3) In spite of clause 3(5), in issuing a driver licence under these Supporting Principles in place of, or following the expiry of, a superseded licence, the driver licensing authority must have regard to the principle that where direct translation to a licence class is not possible, the licence holder should be issued with the next highest licence class. (4) The driver licensing authority must cause a notice specifying the nearest equivalent licence class for each of the classes of superseded licence to be published in the Gazette.