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It shall be an offence for any person to drive a motor vehicle upon a public road unless he or she is duly licensed or deemed to be duly licensed to drive such vehicle under the provisions of this Part or to employ any other person so to drive a motor vehicle unless such other person is so licensed.
Provisional driving licences
For the purpose of enabling any person over the age of 16 years to learn to drive a motor vehicle with a view to satisfying a licensing officer that he is competent to drive such vehicle a licensing officer may, if so, requested by such person and on the payment of the prescribed fee, grant him a provisional driving licence to be in force for a period of 6 months.
Ages at which persons may be licensed to drive
No licensing officer shall grant to any person a licence to drive any motor vehicle unless such person first establishes to the reasonable satisfaction of such officer that he is of or over the age of —
(a) 16 years, where the vehicle to which the licence relates is a motor cycle;
(b) 17 years, where the vehicle to which the licence relates is a private motor vehicle;
(c) 21 years, where the vehicle to which the licence relates is a commercial or public service motor vehicle
Extension of driver’s licence to other classes of vehicle
At any time during the validity of a driver’s licence, the holder may apply to a licensing officer for an addition to the classes of vehicle which the holder is permitted to drive, and the licensing officer, if satisfied that the applicant is competent to drive such additional class or classes of vehicle, shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, make such further addition by endorsement on the license.
Foreign driving license
Any person being a visitor to Tuvalu who on any occasion drives a motor vehicle within 2 weeks of his arrival in Tuvalu shall be deemed to be duly licensed under this Part provided the Chief of Police is satisfied that he holds a license valid in any country authorizing him then to drive such a motor vehicle.
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