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

Regulations

National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter V : Fitness of Drivers

Part II : Learner's and driving licences

111. Application for driving licence in terms of section 19 of Act and regulation 110(6)(a)

 

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), an application for a driving licence contemplated in section 19 of the Act and regulation 110(6)(a) shall be made by the applicant at a driving licence testing centre on form DL1 as shown in Schedule 2 and shall be accompanied by—
(a) acceptable identification of the applicant;
(b) the existing driving licence or its duplicate;
(bA) in the case of an application referred to in regulation 110(6)(a), a certified copy of the permanent residency permit of the applicant or a certified copy of the applicant's diplomatic permit or treaty permit;

[Regulation 111(1)(bA) substituted by regulation 24(a) of Notice No. R. 404 of 2007]

(c) two photographs of the applicant, and in the case of an application referred to in regulation 110(6)(a), four photographs of the applicant, that comply with regulation 103(1); and

(d)        the fee contemplated in regulation 108(1).

 

(1A) In the case where the driving licence of the applicant is contained in an identity document and the particulars of that driving licence is recorded in the register of driving licences, but the applicant is no longer in possession of the driving licence, the applicant shall make a declaration on form DCT, which shall be sufficient for the purposes of subregulation (1)(b).

 

(2) In the case of a licence issued in a prescribed territory, where the existing driving licence is not contained in an identity document and the applicant is no longer in possession of that driving licence, the application for a driving licence contemplated in regulation 110(6)(a), shall be made in the manner contemplated in regulation 112(2) and the examiner for driving licences shall act as contemplated in regulation 112(3).

 

(3) Upon receipt of an application referred to in subregulation (1), the examiner for driving licences shall, if he or she is satisfied that—
(a) the applicant is not disqualified from holding a driving licence as contemplated in section 15(1)(f)(vi) of the Act read with regulation 102;
(b) if the driving licence is contained in an identity document, the particulars of the driving licence are recorded in the register of driving licences;
(c) if the driving licence is not contained in an identity document—
(i) in the case where that driving licence testing centre issued the licence, the particulars of the driving licence is recorded on the driving licence records of the centre; or
(ii) in the case where another authority keeps the record of the driving licence concerned, the authority concerned confirms in writing that the licence was issued and that the particulars of the driving licence are correct,

authorise the issue and issue a new driving licence in the manner referred to in regulation 108.

 

(4) In the case where the particulars of the existing driving licence, which is contained in an identity document, is not recorded in the register of driving licences, the examiner for driving licences or the person authorised thereto shall obtain from the driving licence testing centre which issued the driving licence or the provincial administration concerned written confirmation that the driving licence was issued and that the particulars of the driving licence is correct as provided for in regulation 112(2).

[Regulation 111(4) substituted by regulation 24(b) of Notice No. R. 404 of 2007]