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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 I : Registration and licensing of motor vehicles

6. Date on which registration of motor vehicle becomes null and void

 

(1) The registration of a motor vehicle becomes null and void on the date—
(a) of change of title holder or owner of such motor vehicle, which includes for the purposes of this paragraph every branch of a business or body of persons referred to in paragraph (a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of "appropriate registering authority" in regulation 1, but if the title holder or owner of a motor vehicle is a partnership and a change of title holder or owner of such motor vehicle occurs by reason of one of the partners dying or ceasing to be a partner of such partnership or a new partner being admitted thereto, the registering authority concerned may, upon written application by or on behalf of such partnership, determine that no change of title holder or owner shall be deemed to have occurred in respect of such motor vehicle under the Act;
(b) on which a deregistration certificate in respect of the motor vehicle concerned is issued in terms of regulation 17(3)(c), 54(4)(c) or 55(3)(d);
(c) if the motor vehicle is subject to an instalment sale transaction, or leasing transaction as defined in the Credit Agreements Act, 1980 (Act No. 75 of 1980), 31 days from the date of repossession of the motor vehicle concerned by the title holder (credit grantor): Provided that the registration of a motor vehicle of which the owner fulfills his or her obligation in terms of section 12 of the Credit Agreements Act, 1980 (Act No.75 of 1980), does not become null and void;
(d) on which the motor vehicle is acquired or the estate is wound up, whichever date is the earlier, if the motor vehicle is acquired from the estate of a deceased person;

[Regulation 6(1)(d) substituted by regulation 6(a) of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]

(e) determined by the MEC concerned in any circumstances not contemplated in this regulation; or

[Regulation 6(1)(e) substituted by regulation 6(b) of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]

(f) on which the motor vehicle is deregistered in terms of regulation 26A(1).

[Regulation 6(1)(f) inserted by regulation 6(c) of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]

 

(2) The words "change of title holder or owner" excludes for the purposes of this regulation a change —
(a) of name in terms of sections 24 to 26 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992 (Act No. 51 of 1992), in terms of section 56(1) of the Banks Act, 1990 (Act No. 94 of 1990), in terms of sections 19 to 20 of the Close Corporations Act, 1984 (Act No. 69 of 1984) or in terms of section 44 of the Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973);

(b)        of address; or

(c)        of proxy or representative.