24Issue of provisional licences

24 Issue of provisional licences (1) This section applies if the road transport authority approves an application by a person for the issue of a provisional licence of a particular class. (2) The road transport authority must issue a provisional licence of the class applied for.

(3) A provisional car licence issued under this section is subject to— (a) if the person is younger than 25 years old at the time the licence is issued—the P1 licence conditions; or (b) if the person is 25 years old or older at the time the licence is issued—the P2 licence conditions. Note 1 Section 69 deals with the application procedure and s 70 sets out when an application can be refused. Note 2 If a person applies for a licence for which the person is not eligible to Note 3 This section is subject to s 52 (When probationary licence must be issued).