National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)

Regulations

National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter II : Registering Authorities and Authorised Officers

Part III : Requirements for approval of training centres

2B. Requirements for approval of training centres by Shareholders Committee

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(1)If a training centre referred to in sections 3D(1)(a) and 3E(1)(c) of the Act wants to be approved in terms of section 3L of the Act, it shall apply for approval on form AFA, as shown in Schedule 2.

 

(2) On receipt of an application contemplated in subregulation (1), the Shareholders Committee shall direct the chief executive officer or an employee of the Corporation to inspect the training centre to determine whether it meets the requirements set out in subregulation (3), after having given at least one month's written notice to the training centre.

 

(3)The requirements to be met by a training centre for approval in terms of section 3L of the Act, shall be that—
(a) the curricula for traffic officers, examiners for driving licences and examiners of vehicles published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette shall be fully implemented;
(b) the assessment policy published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette shall be complied with;
(c) the entry requirements for the course for traffic officers published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette shall be complied with;
(d)the general facilities, equipment and services published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette shall be available;
(e) the specific requirements in respect of registered courses offered, published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette, shall be complied with; and
(f) any training instructor, appointed after one month from the date of coming into force of this regulation, complies with the criteria published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette.

 

(4)If a training centre meets the requirements for approval referred to in subregulation (3), the Shareholders Committee shall communicate such approval to the training centre in writing.

 

(5) The Shareholders Committee may in exceptional cases, on application by a training centre, grant relaxation of certain requirements referred to in subregulation (3), in which event the Shareholders Committee shall communicate the nature of the relaxation and any conditions attached to it to the training centre in writing.

 

(6)
(a) The Shareholders Committee shall appoint an evaluation committee to evaluate approved training centres annually.
(b)If an evaluation contemplated in paragraph (a) reveals that a training centre does not comply with a requirement set out in subregulation (3) or a condition of its approval, the Shareholders Committee may review the approval with a view to revoke it under section 3L(2) of the Act.

 

[Commencement date of regulation 2B: To be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette]