Driver’s licences
78(1)No person, except a person expressly exempted or authorized under this Act, shall drive any motor vehicle or farm tractor upon a highway in the Province unless the person has a valid licence issued under the provisions of this Act.
78(2)No person shall drive a motorcycle upon a highway unless he is in possession of a valid licence endorsed either “valid for motorcycle” or “valid for motorcycle only” as the case may be.
78(3)Any person licensed under this Act may exercise the privilege thereby granted upon all highways in the Province and is not required to obtain any other licence from any local authority to exercise such privilege.
78(4)Any person not previously licensed in New Brunswick or in any other jurisdiction shall be required to obtain a class of licence as prescribed by regulation before operating a motor vehicle in New Brunswick.
78(5)No person who has been licensed to operate a vehicle in any other jurisdiction shall be issued a licence to operate a vehicle in New Brunswick unless he surrenders to the Registrar the licence issued by the other jurisdiction.
78(5.1)If the person referred to in subsection (5) is under the age of 21 years, the Registrar shall issue to the person a licence that is subject to the restriction referred to in subsection 91(1.01).
1955, c.13, s.70; 1960, c.53, s.9; 1967, c.54, s.8, 9; 1968, c.38, s.6; 1971, c.48, s.3; 1972, c.48, s.9; 1994, c.31, s.6; 1996, c.43, s.8; 2008, c.33, s.1