3. The owner of the road vehicle referred to in section 1 may, only during the period of suspension of the application of the provisions listed in that section, obtain a driver’s licence of the appropriate class if the owner passes a proficiency examination of the Société on a closed track and an on-road proficiency examination with that vehicle, under the conditions and according to the procedures referred to in the first paragraph of section 67 of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2).
Where the owner has never held a driver’s licence other than a driver’s licence authorizing only the driving of a moped or a farm tractor, the licence issued under the first paragraph is a probationary licence of the appropriate class.