Regulation 130 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted:130. 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 full licence of the relevant class in accordance with subregulation (2) , if the Registrar is satisfied that the person (a) after the commencement of the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Graduated Licensing) Regulations 2020 , 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 issue a licence 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.