Restrictions on the issue of new driving licence after expiration of former one

(1) On or after the expiration of a driving licence by effluxion of time, and on application by the holder thereof for the issue of a new driving licence, the transport officer shall, subject to section 32 and this section, issue a new licence to the applicant. (2) The Department may refuse to issue a driving licence to an applicant who is for the time being disqualified by decision of the court from holding or obtaining such a licence. (3) Any applicant aggrieved by any act, order or refusal of the Department may appeal to the Minister.