| (1) | An application for a driving licence in terms of section 18(1) of the Act, 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— |
| (a) | acceptable identification of the applicant; |
| (b) | every licence which authorises the applicant to drive a motor vehicle; |
| (c) | four photographs of the applicant, that comply with regulation 103(1); and |
| (d) | the appropriate fee as determined by the MEC of the province concerned. |
| (1A) | Upon receipt of an application contemplated in subregulation (1), the driving licence testing centre concerned shall affix one photograph of the applicant and one lamination strip to form DL1, to cover the photograph and personal particulars of the applicant. |
[Regulation 106(1A) inserted by regulation 28(a) of Notice No. 2116 of 2001]
| (2) | If the applicant, on the day determined in terms of section 18(2) of the Act, 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: Provided that unless the applicant furnishes the driving licence testing centre with a sworn statement on form ATD, containing the reason or reasons for the applicant not being examined and tested on the day determined in terms of section 18(2) of the Act, the centre concerned shall not consider such reasons for the purpose of this subregulation. |
[Proviso substituted by regulation 32 of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]
(3)
| (a) | The holder of a driving licence issued by a department of State prior to 1 January 1993 in terms of section 24(3) of the Act, 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— |
| (aa) | certifying that the licence held by the applicant is valid; |
| (bb) | indicating the equivalent category of the licence as referred to in regulation 99(4); and |
| (cc) | indicating any conditions and limitations applicable to the licence. |
| (b) | Upon receipt of an application contemplated in paragraph (a), the driving licence testing centre concerned shall affix one photograph of the applicant and one lamination strip to form DL1, to cover the photograph and personal particulars of the applicant. |
[Regulation 106(3)(b) substituted by regulation 28(c) of Notice No. 2116 of 2001]
| (c) | 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; or authorise the issue of; a driving licence in terms of regulation 108, but the licence which was issued by the department of State shall not be cancelled and shall be handed back to the applicant. |
[Regulation 106(3)(c) inserted by regulation 28(c) of Notice No. 2116 of 2001]
| (4) | An application for a driving licence in terms of section 24(1) of the Act shall be made to the department of State where the applicant is employed. |
