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

Chapter VIA : Right of appeal

51A. Right of appeal to Shareholders Committee

 

1) Any person, department of State or registering authority who or, which is aggrieved –
a) at the refusal of the chief executive officer to register him or her in any capacity referred to in section 3C, or as an instructor;
b) at any decision of the chief executive officer regarding the activities of an operator, the refusal of the chief executive officer to have an operator card issued to an operator or the suspension or cancellation of such operator card;
c) at the refusal of the inspectorate of driving licence testing centres or the inspectorate of testing stations to register a driving Iicence testing centre or a testing station, respectively; or
d) at the suspension or cancellation of any such registration, may within 21 days after such refusal, suspension, cancellation or decision, in writing lodge an appeal with the Shareholders Committee against such refusal, suspension, cancellation or decision, and such person, department of State or registering authority shall at the same time serve a copy of the appeal on the chief executive officer, inspectorate of driving licence testing centres or inspectorate of testing stations, as the case may be.

 

2) After receipt of the copy of appeal referred to in subsection (1), the chief executive officer, the inspectorate of driving licence testing centres or inspectorate of testing stations, as the case may be, shall forthwith furnish the Shareholders Committee with his, her or its reasons for the refusal, suspension, cancellation or decision, to which the appeal refers.

 

3) The Shareholders Committee may after considering an appeal under subsection (1) give the decision it deems fit,

 

4) An appeal referred to in subsection (1) shall include an appeal against any refusal, suspension, cancellation or decision of the chief executive officer taken in terms of the laws of any province.