Reciprocal agreements
79(1)The Minister may make or authorize to be made with any other province a reciprocal arrangement or agreement with respect to licences or any class of licence to provide that if
(a)
a licence has been issued by that province, and
(b)
the licence is surrendered to the Registrar,
the holder of the licence may obtain a licence of an appropriate class for the balance of the period of the surrendered licence without fee and without being required to take any test with respect to his or her driving ability unless the Registrar has reason to believe that a test should be taken.
79(2)The Minister may make or authorize to be made with any foreign country or any political subdivision of a foreign country a reciprocal arrangement or agreement with respect to the mutual recognition and exchange of licences or any class of licence to provide that if
(a)
a licence has been issued by that foreign country or political subdivision of the foreign country, and
(b)
the licence is surrendered to the Registrar,
the holder of the licence may obtain a licence of an appropriate class without fee and without being required to take any test with respect to his or her driving ability unless the Registrar has reason to believe that a test should be taken.
79(3)An arrangement or agreement made pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) shall be made
(a)
subject to the condition that no person is entitled to any exemption or privilege under the arrangement or agreement in respect of obtaining a licence in this Province unless the holder has complied with the law of his or her place of residence as to the obtaining of a valid licence, and
(b)
subject to cancellation by the Minister.
1972, c.48, s.10; 2006, c.24, s.2