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(1) If the road transport authority is satisfied that, because of a person's special circumstances, the person is a suitable person to be issued with a driver licence of a particular class or kind, the authority may exempt the person from an eligibility requirement under any of the following provisions:
(a) section 22 (2) (a) or (b) (Eligibility to apply for provisional licence);
(b) section 22 (3) (a), (b) or (c) (other than (c) (i)).