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

Chapter II : Application of Act and minimum requirements

3D. Minimum requirements for registration as inspector of Iicences, examiner of vehicles, examiner for driving Iicences and traffic officer

 

1) The minimum requirements for registration as an inspector of licences. an examiner of vehicles, an examiner for driving licences or a traffic officer, as the case may be, shall be that the applicant—
a) has obtained an appropriate diploma at a training centre approved by the Shareholders Committee;
b) is a fit and proper person to be registered as such; and
c) in the case of a traffic officer, has undergone training in relation to the laws applicable to the transportation of dangerous goods: Provided that a person appointed before—
i) 1 January 1992 in terms of a repealed ordinance or section 3(1) of the Road Traffic Act, 1989 (Act No. 29 of 1989); or
ii) the commencement of this Act in terms of any road traffic law contemplated in item 2 of Schedule 6 to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), as an inspector of Iicences, an examiner of vehicles, an examiner for driving licences or a traffic officer, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of this subsection.

 

2) The diploma referred to in subsection (1)(a) shall –
a) in the case of an examiner of vehicles, indicate the classes of motor vehicles he or she is qualified to inspect, examine and test; or
b) in the case of an examiner for driving licences, indicate the codes of learner’s licences and driving licences for which a person may be examined and tested by such examiner.

 

3) The chief executive officer shall grade an examiner of vehicles or an examiner for driving licences as prescribed.