Stamp Duties Act, 1968 (Act 77 of 1968)
R 385
National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)Chapter XI : Reckless or negligent driving, inconsiderate driving, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug having a narcotic effect, and miscellaneous offences68. Unlawful acts in relation to number plates, registration number, registration mark or certain documents |
| 1) | No person shall use, display or manufacture any number plate which does not comply with the prescribed specifications. |
| 2) | No person shall – |
| a) | falsify or counterfeit or, with intent to deceive, replace, alter, deface or mutilate or add anything to a licence number or a licence mark or a similar number or mark issued by a competent authority outside the Republic; or |
| b) | be in possession of such number or mark which has been falsified or counterfeited or so replaced, altered, defaced or mutilated or to which anything has been so added. |
| 3) | No person shall – |
| a) | falsify or counterfeit or, with intent to deceive, replace, alter, deface or mutilate or add anything to a certificate, licence or other document issued or recognised in terms of this Act; |
| b) | be in possession of such certificate, licence or other document which has been falsified or counterfeited or so replaced, altered, defaced or mutilated or to which anything has been so added; or |
| c) | produce any document to be used for the purposes of this Act which differs in format or in content from a document prescribed under this Act. |
| 4) | No person shall – |
| a) | use a certificate, licence or other document issued or recognised in terms of this Act and of which he or she is not the holder; or |
| b) | permit such certificate, licence or other document of which he or she is the holder to be used by any other person. |
| 5) | Where in a prosecution for a contravention of subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b) it is proved that a person was found in possession of a licence number or a licence mark or a similar number or mark or a document which has been falsified or counterfeited or replaced, altered, defaced or mutilated or to which anything has been added, it shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be presumed that such person knew that— |
| a) | such number, mark or document was – |
| i) | falsified or counterfeited; or |
| ii) | replaced, altered, defaced or mutilated with intent to deceive; or |
| b) | whatever was added to such number, mark or document was added thereto with intent to deceive. |
| 6) | No person shall – |
| a) | with intent to deceive, falsify, replace, alter, deface, mutilate, add anything to or remove anything from or in any other way tamper with the engine or chassis number of a motor vehicle; or |
| b) | without lawful cause be in possession of a motor vehicle of which the engine or chassis number has been falsified, replaced, altered, defaced, mutilated, or to which anything has been added, or from which anything has been removed, or has been tampered with in any other way. |
| 7) | Where in a prosecution for a contravention of any provision of subsection (6) it is proved that a person was found in possession of a motor vehicle, the engine or chassis number of which has been falsified, replaced, altered, defaced, mutilated, or to which anything has been added or removed or has in any way been tampered with, it shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be presumed that such person knew that any such act has been committed in respect of such a number with intent to deceive. |
