Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter V : Fitness of DriversPart II : Learner's and driving licences112. Application for driving licence in terms of section 20 of Act and regulation 110(6)(b) |
(1)
| (a) | An application referred to in section 20(1) of the Act shall, if the applicant is still in possession of the driving licence issued in terms of section 57 of the road traffic ordinance or its duplicate, be made at a driving licence testing centre by the holder on form DL1 and shall be accompanied by— |
| (i) | the fee as contemplated in regulation 108(1); |
| (ii) | the existing licence or its duplicate; |
| (iii) | two photographs of the applicant that comply with regulation 103(1); and |
| (iv) | acceptable identification of the applicant. |
| (b) | Upon receipt of the application the driving licence testing centre shall— |
| (i) | in the case where that driving licence testing centre issued the licence, determine from the driving licence records of the centre whether the licence concerned was issued and whether the licence particulars are correct; and |
| (ii) | in the case where another authority keeps the record of the driving licence concerned, obtain written confirmation from that authority that the licence concerned was issued and that the licence particulars are correct. |
(2)
| (a) | In the case of an application referred to in section 20(1) of the Act where the applicant is no longer in possession of the driving licence issued in terms of section 57 of the road traffic ordinance or a duplicate of it, and in the case of an application referred to in regulation 110(6)(b), the applicant shall apply to the authority that issued the licence or the provincial administration concerned for form POD on form APD as shown in Schedule 2, and such application shall be accompanied by— |
| (i) | the fee as determined by the MEC of the province concerned; |
| (ii) | two photographs of the applicant that comply with regulation 103(1); and |
| (iii) | acceptable identification of the applicant. |
| (b) | Upon receipt of the application the authority concerned shall, if it is satisfied that the licence concerned was issued by that authority, complete form POD as shown in Schedule 2, issue that form to the applicant and retain a copy of it for record purposes. |
| (c) | The said applicant shall upon being issued with form POD make an application on form DL1 to a driving licence testing centre, which shall be accompanied by— |
| (i) | the fee as contemplated in regulation 108(1); |
| (ii) | two photographs of the applicant that comply with regulation 103(1); |
| (iii) | form POD; and |
| (iv) | acceptable identification of the applicant. |
| (3) | Upon receipt of an application referred to in subregulation (1) or (2), the examiner for driving licences shall, if he or she is satisfied that 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, authorise the issue and issue the driving licence in the manner referred to in regulation 108. |
