(1) An application for the renewal of a driving licence shall be made in Form 9 to the licensing authority having jurisdiction over the area in which the applicant ordinarily resides or carries on business and shall be accompanied by—
(a) appropriate fee as specified in rule 32;
(b) three copies of the applicant's recent 42[passport size photograph], if renewal is to be made in Form 6,
(c) the driving licence,
(d) the medical certificate in 42[Form 1-A].
(2) Where the driving licence authorises the holder of such licence to drive a transport vehicle as well as any other vehicle, then the licensing authority shall, subject to the production of medical certificate, renew such licence for the appropriate period as specified in sub-section (2) of section 14.
43 [(3) Where the licensing authority renewing the driving licence is not the licencing authority who issued the driving licence the fact of the renewal shall be intimated to the licensing authority who issued the driving licence.
Provided that in case the application is for issuance of a duplicate driving licence which has been lost, torn or mutilated such that the identification or authenticity of the document cannot be reasonably established, the licensing authority receiving such application shall on confirmation from the original issuing authority issue the duplicate driving licence.
Provided also that if such confirmation is not received within 60 days, duplicate licence shall be issued, without waiting for the confirmation.