(1) The following sections are substituted for sections 21 to 23 of the Principal Act-

"Licensing Authority.

21. In this Part 'licensing authority' means a county council or city council (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001).

Application for Irish driving licence.

22.

(1) Subject to this Part, a person may apply to a licensing authority for a licence ('Irish driving licence') to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle of a specified category.

(2) An application for an Irish driving licence-

(a) shall be made-

(i) to the licensing authority in whose functional area the applicant ordinarily resides, and

(ii) in accordance with the regulations made under section 42(2)(c),

(b) shall be accompanied by-

(i) any certificate of competency or fitness required under regulations under this Act, and

(ii) the fee payable on the taking out of such a licence,

and

(c) shall contain-

(i) a recent photograph of the applicant, and