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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

65. Exporting of motor vehicle

 

(1) If the owner of a motor vehicle, other than a manufacturer, importer or builder of a new motor vehicle, intends to export such motor vehicle, such owner shall obtain a written authorisation from the title holder of the intent to export such motor vehicle.

 

(2) On presentation of the written authorisation as referred to in subregulation (1), the appropriate registering authority shall refer the motor vehicle concerned for a South African Police Clearance.

 

(3) The owner of the motor vehicle referred to in subregulation (1), shall notify the appropriate registering authority accordingly on form CNV as shown in Schedule 2, and such notification shall be accompanied by a South African Police Service clearance in respect of such vehicle as referred to in subregulation (2).

 

(4) On receipt of notification referred to in subregulation (3) and the South African Police Service clearance referred to in subregulation (2), the registering authority shall—
(a) update the particulars pertaining to such motor vehicle in the register of motor vehicles; and
(b) acknowledge receipt of such notification on form ARN as shown in Schedule 2.

 

(5) If a registering authority has in terms of subregulation (4)(b), acknowledged receipt of the notice referred to in subregulation (3), the owner of the motor vehicle concerned is exempt from liability for the licensing of such motor vehicle, with effect from the first day of the month following the month in which such acknowledgement was issued: Provided that a period during which the owner of such motor vehicle was unable to notify the appropriate registering authority due to circumstances beyond his or her control, shall not be taken into consideration.

 

(6) If a motor vehicle record has been updated in terms of subregulation (4)(a), the record of the motor vehicle shall be moved to the archive of the register on any date five years after the date on which such update took place.

 

[Regulation 65 substituted by regulation 17 of Notice No. R. 404 of 2007]