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Applying for your Learner's and Driver's Licence
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Manner of application for learner's licence

(1) An application shall be made by the applicant at a driving licence testing centre on form LL1 as shown in Schedule 2, and shall be accompanied--

  1. by two identical black and white or colour photographs of the applicant which--

                                 i.            shall have been recently taken;

                               ii.            shall be clear cut and without shadows;

                              iii.            shall be 40 millimetres in length and 30 millimetres in width;

                             iv.            shall depict only the head and shoulders of the applicant;

                               v.            shall show the applicant's full face;

                             vi.            shall, subject to item (vii), show the applicant without headgear;

                            vii.            may, if the applicant wears headgear required by a religion of which he or she is a bona fide member, show the applicant with such headgear: Provided that if the examiner for driving licences is of the opinion that the photographs showing the applicant with headgear are inadequate for identification purposes, he or she may refer the photographs to an official designated by the Director-General of the Provincial Administration concerned for his or her approval or disapproval;

(aA) if the official referred to in paragraph (a)(vii) does not grant approval of the photographs, by two photographs taken in the manner agreed to in writing by such official;

  1. acceptable identification of the applicant;
  2. in the case of an applicant who is 65 years of age or older, by the medical certificate on form MC as shown in Schedule 2, signed by a medical practitioner or occupational health practitioner, certifying that the applicant is not disqualified in terms of section 15(1)(f) or (g) of the Act from obtaining a learner's or driving licence; and
  3. by the appropriate fee as determined by the MEC of the province concerned.

(2) If the applicant--

  1. is on the day determined  for any reason whatsoever, not examined and tested; and
  2. is unable to satisfy the driving licence testing centre concerned that the reason for his or her not having been examined and tested is due to circumstances beyond his or her control,

the applicant shall again pay the fee referred to in subregulation (1)(d) if the driving licence testing centre determines another day and time on which the applicant shall present himself or herself to be examined and tested.

(3) An application for a learner's licence shall be made to the department of State where the applicant is employed.

Manner in and contents on which applicant for learner's licence to be tested and examined

(1) An applicant for a learner's licence shall be examined and tested by an examiner for driving licences.

(2) The examiner for driving licences shall satisfy himself or herself that the applicant--

  1. knows and understands--

                                 i.            the rules of the road;

                               ii.            the road traffic signs; and

                              iii.            the controls of a motor vehicle of the class to which the application relates;

before issuing a learner's licence.

(3) The procedure to be followed by the examiner for driving licences in complying with subregulation (2) shall include the completion by the applicant of the "Theory Test for Learner drivers", of the Corporation as published by the chief executive officer.
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Issue of learner's licence

(1) A learner's licence shall be issued on form LL2 as shown in Schedule 2, and the examiner for driving licences or a person authorised to do so shall, upon payment of the applicable fee as determined by the MEC of the province concerned--

  1. complete the learner's licence, on which the date of birth of the holder shall be reflected;
  2. endorse the learner's licence accordingly in the case where--

                                 i.            the applicant is found to be competent to drive with the aid of glasses or contact lenses, an artificial limb or other physical aid;

                               ii.            the applicant is a physically disabled person who has to drive a vehicle adapted for physically disabled persons, or a vehicle adapted specifically for that physically disabled applicant;

  1. ensure that the applicant signs the learner's licence;
  2. affix one photograph to the learner's licence and one photograph to the carbon copy, or to the application form if the learner's licence was printed by the computerised register;
  3. affix one lamination strip to the learner's licence and another to the carbon copy, or to the application form, if applicable, to cover the photograph, personal particulars and the code of the learner's licence of the holder;
  4. issue the learner's licence; and
  5. retain the application form and, if not printed by the computerised register, the carbon copy of the learner's licence for record purposes.
DRIVER'S LICENCE

Manner of application for driving licence

(1) An application for a driving licence shall be made by the applicant at a driving licence testing centre on form DL1 as shown in Schedule 2, and shall be accompanied by--

  1. acceptable identification of the applicant;
  2. every licence which authorises the applicant to drive a motor vehicle;
  3. four photographs of the applicant, and
  4. the appropriate fee as determined by the MEC of the province concerned.

(2) If the applicant, on the day determined is not examined and tested for any reason whatsoever, and is unable to satisfy the driving licence testing centre concerned that the reason for his or her not having been examined and tested was due to circumstances beyond his or her control, he or she shall again pay the fee contemplated in subregulation (1)(d), if the driving licence testing centre determines another day and time on which he or she shall present himself or herself to be examined and tested.

(3) (a) The holder of a driving licence issued by a department of State prior to 1 January 1993, may apply for a driving licence in the manner referred to in subregulation (1), and the application shall further be accompanied by--

                                 i.            the licence held by the applicant; and

                               ii.            an official letter from the department of State concerned--

·         certifying that the licence held by the applicant is valid;

·         indicating the equivalent category of the licence   and

·         indicating any conditions and limitations applicable to the licence.

  1. Upon receipt of an application contemplated in paragraph (a), an examiner for driving licences shall, if he or she is satisfied that the documents referred to in paragraph (a)(i) and (ii) are valid and relate to the category of driving licence for which the applicant applied, issue a driving licence, but the licence which was issued by the department of State shall not be cancelled and shall be handed back to the applicant.

(4) An application for a driving licence shall be made to the department of State where the applicant is employed.

 

Manner and contents on which applicant for driving licence to be examined

(1) An applicant for a driving licence shall be examined and tested by an examiner for driving licences.

(2) The examiner for driving licences shall by observation, inquiry and practical test, satisfy himself or herself that the applicant--

  1. holds a learner's licence which authorises him or her to drive the class of motor vehicle to which his or her application relates;
  2. knows and understands the road traffic signs;
  3. has a sound knowledge of the rules of the road and the different signals which a driver of a motor vehicle is required to give when driving on a public road;
  4. is not subject to any disqualification referred to in section 15 of the Act read with regulation 102; and
  5. is generally capable of driving a motor vehicle of the class to which the application relates.

(3) In the case where a person applies for a driving licence which authorises him or her to drive an articulated motor vehicle, or a combination of a motor vehicle and trailer, the practical test shall be conducted while the semi-trailer is attached to the truck-tractor, or the trailer is attached to the drawing vehicle, whichever the case may be.

(4) For the purposes of subregulation

(2) an applicant shall not be required to undergo a written test.

 

 

Manner of issue of driving licence

(1) An examiner for driving licences shall, upon receipt of the fee for the issuance of a driving licence as determined by the MEC of the province concerned, if such fee has not already been paid for the simultaneous issue of a driving licence with a different code, and if he or she is satisfied that the applicant shall be issued with a driving licence--

  1. Complete the authorisation to issue the driving licence on form DL1, as shown in Schedule 2 and record the authorisation on the register of driving licences;
  2. indicate in the authorisation referred to in paragraph (a) whether the driving licence card should reflect an endorsement;
  3. take an imprint of the left thumb and right thumb of the applicant on the image scanning sheet (form ISS) and the duplicate of it, and should the applicant not have a left or right thumb, an imprint of such fingers as specified on the ISS form, the identification of which shall be noted on the image scanning sheet;
  4. affix one photograph of the applicant to the image scanning sheet (form ISS) and one photograph to the duplicate thereof;
  5. ensure that the same bar code number appears on form ISS and the duplicate of it;
  6. ensure that the applicant signs form ISS and the duplicate of it;
  7. retain the duplicate of form ISS for record purposes;
  8. record the barcode number of the image scanning sheet (form ISS) on the application form submitted in terms of regulation (1) and on the register of driving licences; and
  9. order the driving licence card on which the driving licence appears from the Card Production Facility and send form ISS to that facility not later than two working days after the date of the authorisation referred to in paragraph (a).

(1A) The driving licence testing centre shall pay over to the Card Production Facility such part of the fee, referred to in subregulation (1), payable in accordance with the agreement between that Facility and the Corporation, the amount of which shall be published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette.

 (2) (a) On receipt of form ISS as shown in Schedule 2 and the order for the driving licence card, the Card Production Facility shall, if the image scanning sheet is accepted--

                                 i.            personalise and produce the driving licence card on form DL3 as shown in Schedule 2; and

                               ii.            forward the driving licence card and notice NCD as shown in Schedule 2 to the driving licence testing centre concerned.

  1. If the image scanning sheet is not accepted by the Card Production Facility, the applicant shall submit a further two photographs of himself or herself upon receipt of which the examiner for driving licences shall complete a new image scanning sheet.

 (3) On receipt of the driving licence card referred to in subregulation (2), the driving licence testing centre shall--

  1. record the receipt of the driving licence card on which the driving licence appears in the register of driving licences;
  2. notify the applicant on form NCD as shown in Schedule 2, to collect the driving licence card at the centre;
  3. after presentation of the applicant's acceptable identification and the submission of every licence and professional driving permit held by the applicant, issue such driving licence card to the applicant;
  4. if the applicant so requires, stamp and sign a copy of the previous licence, which is submitted with form NCD as shown in Schedule 2, so that it may be retained by the applicant as proof of the previous licence and the date of issue of it;
  5. ensure that the applicant acknowledges receipt of the driving licence card on form DL1 as shown in Schedule 2; and
  6. update the register of driving licences accordingly to reflect the issue of the driving licence card.

 Authorisation to allow person to receive driving licence card on behalf of another person

(1) Notwithstanding regulation

  1. if an applicant knows that he or she will be unable to receive the driving licence card in person at the driving licence testing centre--

                                 i.            the application shall be accompanied by--

aa.   certified copy of the identity document of the person who will receive the card on the applicant's behalf; and

bbb.                      an affidavit made by the applicant stating the reason why he or she will be unable to receive the card in person, and the name and identification number of the person who will receive the card on his or her behalf; and

                               ii.            the person whose name and identification number appears on the affidavit shall receive the card on behalf of the applicant and shall present his or her identity document upon such receipt; or

  1. if an applicant is unable to receive the card in person due to unforeseen circumstances, the person who receives the card on behalf of the applicant shall submit--

                                 i.            his or her identity document and a certified copy thereof;

                               ii.            a certified copy of the identity document of the applicant; and

                              iii.            an affidavit made by the applicant which contains an explanation of the unforeseen circumstances preventing him or her from receiving the card in person and the name and identification number of the person who will receive the card on his or her behalf.

(2) The driving licence testing centre shall upon submission of the said documents issue the card to the said person.
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