166Licence fee waived in certain circumstances

166 Licence fee waived in certain circumstances

(1)  If a person applies for a full licence, the Registrar may waive the fee payable in respect of a full licence of the relevant class in accordance with subregulation (2) , if the Registrar is satisfied that the person –

(a) completed the P1 stage and the P2 stage without committing an offence that –

(i) resulted in the recording of demerit points against the person; or

(ii) led to a period of disqualification, licence cancellation or suspension, or a period of ineligibility; and

(b) is being issued with the full licence within the 5-year period immediately after completion of the P2 stage.

(2)  The Registrar may only waive under subregulation (1) so much of a fee payable in respect of a licence as is up to and including the amount of the fee payable for a full licence issued for 3 years.

(3)  The Registrar may only waive a fee under subregulation (1) in respect of a person if the Registrar is satisfied –

(a) of the matters referred to in subregulation (1) ; and

(b) that the person has not previously received –

(i) a refund of his or her provisional licence fees under the regulations in relation to any class of licence; or

(ii) a waiver of a fee under this regulation in relation to any class of licence.

(4)  If, after waiving a fee in respect of a licence under this regulation, the Registrar becomes aware that a person does not meet the requirements of subregulation (3) , the Registrar may recover from the holder of the licence the amount of the fee waived under this regulation in respect of the licence.