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

Regulations

National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter III : Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles, and Registration of Manufacturers, Builders and Importers, and Manufacturers of Number Plates

Part III : General

61. Procedure when cheque is dishonoured

 

(1) If any penalties or fees payable for a transaction in terms of the provisions of this Chapter are paid by cheque and such cheque is dishonoured on presentation, the registering authority concerned may notify the person concerned thereof in writing and unless the person concerned honours such cheque within the period allowed by the authority concerned, the registering authority shall record a levy as determined by the MEC of the province concerned on the account of the applicant concerned, and—
(a) in the case of the licencing of a motor vehicle where a change of title holder or owner has not taken place, amend the register of motor vehicles by replacing the date of expiry of the motor vehicle licence with which the person concerned was issued upon payment of the dishonoured cheque (hereafter referred to as the "new licence") with the date of expiry of the motor vehicle licence which the person held before he or she was issued with the new licence, upon which the new licence shall be deemed to be invalid;
(b) in the case of the licencing of a motor vehicle where a change of title holder or owner has taken place, or in the case of the registration of a motor vehicle, record the outstanding amount on the account of the applicant concerned in the register of motor vehicles;
(c) in the case of the licencing of a motor trade number where a change of the holder of a motor trade number has not taken place, amend the register of motor trade numbers by replacing the date of expiry of the motor trade number licence with which the person concerned was issued upon payment of the dishonoured cheque (hereafter referred to as the "new motor trade number licence") with the date of expiry of the motor trade number license which the person held prior to being issued with the new motor trade number licence, upon which the new motor trade number licence shall be deemed to be invalid;
(d) in the case of the licencing of a motor trade number where a change of holder of a motor trade number has taken place, or in the case of the issue of a motor trade number, record the outstanding amount on the account of the applicant concerned in the register of motor trade numbers;
(e) in the case of all other transactions, record the outstanding amount on the account of the applicant concerned.

 

(2) The amount and the levy referred to in subregulation (1), shall be recovered by the registering authority in a manner determined by the MEC concerned.

 

(3) The MEC concerned may record in the register of motor vehicles or in the register of motor trade numbers, that any future payments by way of a cheque by the applicant concerned shall be refused.