National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter V : Fitness of DriversPart III : Instructors114A. Application for registration as instructor |
| (1) | Any person desiring to be registered as an instructor shall apply at a driving licence testing centre to the chief executive officer on form RI as shown in Schedule 2, in respect of one or more of the classes of motor vehicles for which a learner's or driving licence can be obtained as contemplated in regulation 99(1), and such application shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as determined by the MEC of the province concerned. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of an application in terms of subregulation (1)— |
| (a) | the driving licence testing centre shall submit such application to the officer in charge of the South African Police Service Station deemed by such centre to be the most convenient, for a report as to whether any conviction has been recorded against the applicant as well as in respect of any other matter which, in the opinion of such officer or centre, is relevant to the application, and that officer is authorised to report accordingly; and |
| (b) | the driving licence testing centre shall require the applicant to be medically examined at the applicant's cost by a medical practitioner or occupational health practitioner in order to obtain a report on form MC as shown in Schedule 2 on the physical and mental fitness of such applicant to act as an instructor. |
| (3) | A member of the South African Police Service may take the finger and palm prints of the applicant to enable him or her to report in terms of subregulation (2). |
| (4) | Before an application in terms of subregulation (1) is forwarded to the chief executive officer, the driving licence testing centre concerned shall attach the reports referred to in subregulation (2) and shall at the same time draw the attention of the chief executive officer to any relevant information. |
[Commencement date of regulation 114A: To be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette]