174Issue of duplicate or replacement documents

174 Issue of duplicate or replacement documents

(1)  This regulation applies to the following:

(a) a driver licence;

(b) an ancillary certificate;

(c) an identification card;

(d) a certificate of registration;

(e) a number plate;

(f) a trade plate;

(g) a document, plate or device issued by the Registrar under the Act or these regulations.

(2)  If a document, plate or device to which this regulation applies has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, the Registrar may, on application under this regulation, issue a duplicate document, plate or device.

(3)  An application under this regulation must –

(a) be made to the Registrar in an approved form; and

(b) contain the information required in the approved form; and

(c) be accompanied by the applicable scheduled fee, if any.

(4)  The Registrar may, on application under this regulation or on the Registrar's own initiative, issue a replacement document, plate or device to which this regulation applies if it is desirable to do so to correct an error or to reflect a change of circumstance occurring since the document, plate or device was issued.

(5)  If the expiry date for a P1 provisional licence or a P2 provisional licence changes under section 13B of the Act, the Registrar, on application by the provisional licence holder under this regulation, is to issue a replacement licence.

(6)  The applicable scheduled fee payable in respect of an application under subregulation (5) is the fee payable for the issue of a duplicate licence.

(7)  If an application under this regulation is for a duplicate or replacement driver licence or ancillary certificate, the applicant must, if the Registrar so requires –

(a) submit to the taking of a photograph, for inclusion on the driver licence or ancillary certificate –