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National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)

Regulations

National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter II : Registering Authorities and Authorised Officers

Part II : Authorised Officers

2. Grades of examiner of vehicles and examiner for driving licences

 

(1) The chief executive officer shall grade an examiner of vehicles as —
(a) grade A, if the diploma referred to in section 3D(1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a motor vehicle of any class and such examiner holds a code EC driving licence for a manual transmission and a code A driving licence;

[Regulation 2(1)(a) amended by regulation 3(a) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]

(b) grade B, if the diploma referred to in section 3D(1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a motor vehicle of any class, except for a goods vehicle or bus, the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 3 500 kilograms, and such examiner holds a code EB driving licence for a manual transmission and a code A driving licence;

[Regulation 2(1)(b) amended by regulation 3(a) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]

(c) grade C, if the diploma referred to in section 3D (1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a motor vehicle of any class, except for a motorcycle or motor tricycle, and such examiner holds a code EC driving licence for a manual transmission; or

[Regulation 2(1)(c) inserted by regulation 3(c) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]

(d) grade D, if the diploma referred to in section 3D (1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a motor vehicle of any class, except for a motorcycle, motor tricycle, goods vehicle or bus, the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 3 500 kilograms, and such examiner holds a code EB driving licence for a manual transmission.

[Regulation 2(1)(d) inserted by regulation 3(c) of Notice R. 846 of 2014]

 

(2) An examiner of vehicles who is graded in terms of subregulation (1)—
(a) as a grade A examiner of vehicles, shall be authorised to inspect, examine and test a motor vehicle of any class; or
(b) as a grade B examiner of vehicles, shall be authorised to inspect, examine and test a motor vehicle of any class, except for a goods vehicle or a bus, the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 3 500 kilograms.

 

(3) The chief executive officer shall grade an examiner for driving licences as—
(a) grade A, if the diploma referred to in section 3D(1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a person for any code of learner's or driving licence and such examiner holds a code EC driving licence for a manual transmission and a code A driving licence;
(b) grade B, if the diploma referred to in section 3D(1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code and for a driving licence of the codes B, C1, C, EB, EC1 and EC, and such examiner holds a code EC driving licence for a manual transmission;
(c) grade C, if the diploma referred to in section 3D(1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code and for a driving licence of the codes A1, A and B, and such examiner holds a code B driving licence for a manual transmission and a code A driving licence;

[Regulation 2(3)(c) substituted by regulation 4(a) of Notice No. R. 404 of 2007]

(d) grade D, if the diploma referred to in section 3D(1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code and for a driving licence of the code B, and such examiner holds a code B driving licence for a manual transmission;

[Regulation 2(3)(d) substituted by regulation 4(b) of Notice No. R. 404 of 2007]

(dA) grade F, if the examiner for driving licences is qualified to the satisfaction of the chief executive officer to substitute a driving licence of any code contained in an identity document, issued before 1 March 1998, in terms of section 19 of the Act; or
(dB) grade G, if the examiner for driving licences is qualified to the satisfaction of the chief executive officer to determine whether a person is disqualified from obtaining or holding a learners or driving licence in terms of regulation 102 and to take an imprint of the left thumb and right thumb of the applicant as referred to in regulation 108(1)(c) and 119(1)(a);

[Regulation 2(3)(dB) (incorrectly referred to as an amendment of regulation 2(2)) inserted by regulation 3(a) of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]

(e) grade L, if the diploma referred to in section 3D(1) of the Act indicates that such examiner is qualified to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code.

 

(4) An examiner for driving licences who is graded in terms of subregulation (3)—
(a) as a grade A examiner for driving licences, shall be authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's and driving licence of any code;
(b) as a grade B examiner for driving licences, shall be authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code and for a driving licence of the code B, C1, C, EB, EC1 or EC;
(c) as a grade C examiner for driving licences, shall be authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code and for a driving licence of the code A1, A or B;
(d) as a grade D examiner for driving licences, shall be authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code and for a driving licence of the code B;
(dA) as a grade F examiner for driving licences, shall be authorised to substitute a driving licence of any code contained in an identity document, issued before 1 March 1998, in terms of section 19 of the Act;
(e) as a grade L examiner for driving licences, shall be authorised to examine and test a person for any code of learner's licence;
(f) as a grade A, B, C, D or F examiner for driving licences shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these regulations, be authorised to substitute a driving licence of any code issued before 1 March 1998, in terms of section 19 of the Act, or to replace a driving licence or international driving permit in terms of section 20(3), 23(4) or 24(3) of the Act; or

[Regulation 2(4)(f) substituted by regulation 3(b) of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]

(g) as a grade L examiner for driving licences, shall be authorised to determine whether a person is disqualified from obtaining or holding a learner's or driving licence in terms of regulation 102 and to issue a new or duplicate driving licence card contemplated in regulation 108(5)(b) or 109 or a professional driving permit;

[Regulation 2(4)(g) substituted by regulation 4(c) of Notice No. R. 404 of 2007]

 

[Commencement date of regulation 2: To be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette]