44. Application for removal of disqualification

Any person who by virtue of a conviction or order under this Act is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence may at any time after the expiration of 6 months from the date of the conviction or order, and from time to time, apply to the court before which he was convicted or by which the order was made, to remove the disqualification; and on any such application, the court may, if it thinks proper having regard to the character of the person disqualified and his conduct subsequent to the conviction or order, the nature of the offence, and any other circumstances of the case, either by order remove the disqualification as from such date as may be specified in the order, or refuse the application:

If the court orders a disqualification to be removed, the court shall cause particulars of the order to be endorsed on the licence, if any, previously held by the applicant, and the court shall in any case have power to order the applicant to pay the whole or any part of the costs of the application.