| (1) | The inspectorate of driving licence testing centres or inspectorate of testing stations in terms of section 3E(1) of the Act, or the chief executive officer in terms of section 3E(2) of the Act, whatever the case may be, shall, in considering the suspension or cancellation of the registration of an authorised officer— |
| (a) | notify the officer concerned; and |
| (b) | inform the officer concerned that he or she may submit in writing, within 21 days after such notification, any aspect that may be taken into account in considering such suspension or cancellation, to the inspectorate of driving licence testing centres, inspectorate of testing stations or the chief executive officer, whatever the case may be. |
| (2) | If the inspectorate of driving licence testing centres, inspectorate of testing stations or the chief executive officer, whatever the case may be, suspends or cancels the registration of an officer, it, he or she shall— |
| (a) | notify such officer of the reason for the cancellation or suspension, and the period of suspension (if applicable); and |
| (b) | update the register of authorised officers referred to in regulation 331(4)(a) accordingly. |
| (3) | An officer whose registration has been cancelled or suspended, shall within 14 days after being notified of such cancellation or suspension— |
| (a) | submit the certificate of registration referred to in regulation 1C(1) to the chief executive officer, who shall deal with such registration certificate in the manner prescribed in section 3E(5) of the Act; and |
| (b) | submit the certificate of appointment referred to in section 3A(4) of the Act to the authority who appointed him or her. |
| (4) | An officer whose registration has been cancelled or suspended due to the following: |
| (b) | investigation in to fraudulent actions; or |
| (c) | resigns before completion of investigation into fraud and has been found guilty of fraud; |
shall not be reregistered at any authority.
[Regulation 2A(4) inserted by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]
| (5) | An officer whose registration has been cancelled or suspended due to the following: |
| (a) | resignation for reasons other that referred to in subregulation (4)(a) - (c); |
| (b) | stopped practising as a specific type of officer for an unspecified period for reasons other than that referred to in subregulation (4)(a) - (c); |
may reregister at any authority after the period as specified by the MEC.
[Regulation 2A(5) added by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]
[Commencement date of regulation 2A: To be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette]
