(1)  A car licence or a motor cycle licence issued to a person who has the status of a learner driver must be issued as a learner licence.

(2)  A driver licence, of any class, may also be issued as a learner licence if –

(a) the applicant holds a licence in the hierarchy of licence classes that is 2 or more grades lower than the licence for which the application is made; or

(b) the applicant formerly held a licence of the relevant class, but has reverted to the status of a learner driver in accordance with regulation 9(2) .

(3)  A learner licence may be issued subject to conditions restricting the times and places at which, and the purposes for which, a motor vehicle may be driven by the holder of the licence and other conditions that the Registrar considers appropriate.

(4)  A person who holds a licence of a particular class who intends to learn to drive motor vehicles for which a licence of the next class in the hierarchy of licence classes is required may drive such motor vehicles, as a learner driver, as if the licence held by the person were a learner licence of the relevant class.