# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987, Regulation 6: Refusal of a provisional licence for group D


(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 88 of the 1972 Act and subject to paragraph (2), the licensing authority shall refuse to grant a provisional licence authorising the driving of a motor cycle of a class included in group D if the applicant has held such a licence and the licence applied for would come into force—
(a) except in the circumstances specified in sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, within the period of one year beginning at the end of the period for which the previous licence authorised (or would, if not surrendered or revoked, have authorised) the driving of such a motor cycle; or
(b) where the licence would be for a period of less than two years and the previous licence was surrendered or revoked, within the period of two months beginning on the date of such surrender or revocation.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply—
(a) where the previous licence was granted before 1st October 1982;
(b) where the applicant appears to the Secretary of State to be a person suffering from a relevant or prospective disability within the meaning of section 87 of the 1972 Act; or
(c) where the previous licence was surrendered or revoked in pursuance of section 89(2) or (3) of the 1972 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1378/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-regulations-1987/regulation-6
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