| 5.1 |
The test room where a learner's test is conducted shall— |
| (b) |
have sufficient light and ventilation; |
| (c) |
be disturbance free and have a notice on the door indicating "Silence test in progress", not have telephones or cell phones which are operative during the test; |
| (d) |
have tables and chairs in good condition, positioned in such a manner to allow the invigilator to move freely in between the tables; |
| (e) |
have a wall clock in a good working order, visible to all applicants, displaying the correct time; and |
| (f) |
have an easy legible example displayed, visible to all applicants in the test room of how the preferred answer is to be marked. |
| 5.2 |
The learners licence test material shall— |
| (a) |
be treated as confidential; |
| (b) |
be locked in a safe place when not in use; |
| (c) |
only be accessible to qualified examiners for driving licences in order to conduct learner licence tests; |
| (d) |
be checked for marks before and after each test session and if any marks are found, such marks shall be erased; and |
| (e) |
have a clearly marked/labelled answer mask for each of the different tests. |
| 5.3 |
The examiner for driving licences shall— |
| (a) |
ensure that the prescribed application fees have been paid; |
| (b) |
ensure that the specific applicant presenting himself/herself to be tested complies with the correct date and time for the applicable test as in section 27(2) of the Act; |
| (c) |
verify that information supplied on form LL1 is correct; |
| (d) |
enter the form number of the test book on the answer sheet with a pen prior to the commencement of the test; |
| (e) |
provide each applicant with a pencil and eraser; |
| (f) |
ensure that any two applicants sitting next to each other are not tested from similar examination books; |
| (g) |
ensure that no two applicants shall be sitting closer than one metre from each other; |
| (h) |
ensure that no other person, apart from the applicants, the examiner conducting the test, the management representative, an appointed Provincial monitor or representatives from the Inspectorate of driving licence testing centres, shall be present in the room during the test; |
| (i) |
ensure that only test material shall be permitted on the desk during the test; |
| (j) |
ensure that invigilation takes place during the entire test; |
| (k) |
remain in the test room for the duration of the test until he/she is in possession of all the test material; |
| (l) |
ensure that the test for a learner's licence is completed on the prescribed form (answer sheet); |
| (m) |
at the end of the test, collect the test books and pencils, provide the applicant with an ink pen to circle all his/her indicated answers on the answer sheet; |
| (n) |
ensure that applicants do not handle or are not in possession of testing materials or prescribed test forms after the learners licence tests has been completed and marked; |
| (o) |
should the applicant pass the test, enter the correct code of the licence, his/her infrastructure number and authorise the issue of a learners licence in the appropriate space of the authorisation section on form LL1; |
| (p) |
should the applicant fail or be absent for the test, that only a cross (x) be made in the appropriate block on form LL1 , and |
| (q) |
only give the results of the test to the applicant and may not discuss the questions and answers of the test. |
| 5.4 |
Requirement for passing the learners licence test. |
The applicant must obtain a minimum mark of:
| (a) |
22 out of 28 for the rules of the road; |
| (b) |
23 out of 28 for road traffic signs; and |
| (c) |
6 out of 8 for the controls of the vehicle. |
Petroleum Products Act, 1977
