(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.

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.