National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)Chapter XV : General provisions85. Issue of document as proof of driving licence in special circumstances |
| 1) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act contained, the Director-General of Home Affairs or any person authorised thereto by him or her may, upon receipt of an application in the prescribed form and upon payment of such fee as that Director-General may determine, issue to any person who is the holder of a driving licence which is or was contained in an identity document, a document certifying that such person is the holder of a driving licence and that there is no objection against the issuing of a driving licence to such person in a prescribed territory, provided – |
| a) | the said identity document ceased to be of force and effect in respect of the applicant for the reason that he or she has ceased to be a South African citizen; or |
| b) | that Director-General or any person authorised to act on his or her behalf, satisfies himself or herself that the said identity document has been lost or, in so far as it relates to the driving licence, that it has been destroyed or defaced or the figures or particulars thereon have become illegible. |
| 2) | An application referred to in subsection (1), shall be made as prescribed, and the Director-General of Home Affairs or any person authorised to act on his or her behalf shall issue such document in the prescribed manner. |