| (1) | On receipt of an application for registration as manufacturer, builder or importer, the chief executive officer shall— |
| (a) | ensure that such application is in order; |
| (b) | require the inspectorate of manufacturers, builders and importers to— |
| (i) | evaluate the applicant in respect of compliance of the vehicles manufactured, built, modified or imported by such applicant with the relevant legislation, standards, specifications and codes of practice applicable in respect of motor vehicles in force in the Republic; and |
| (ii) | submit a recommendation in respect of the registration of the applicant; |
| (c) | require the designated officer of the South African Police Service as appointed by the Vehicle Identification Section and Safeguarding Unit to submit a report, in respect of the applicant, and such report may contain any prior convictions recorded against the applicant and the nature of such convictions, and any such official is hereby authorised to report accordingly; and |
[Regulation 40(1)(c) substituted by regulation 19 of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]
| (d) | with due regard to the evaluation and recommendations of the inspectorate of manufacturers, builders and importers and the South African Police Service, satisfy himself or herself that the applicant is suitable to be registered. |
| (2) | If the chief executive officer is satisfied that the applicant may be registered as a manufacturer, builder or importer, he or she shall— |
| (a) | register the applicant subject to any or all of the conditions as are prescribed in regulation 41 and, if he or she deems fit, such conditions as are determined by him or her; |
| (b) | record the particulars pertaining to such applicant on the register of manufacturers, builders and importers; and |
| (c) | issue to such applicant a certificate of registration on form MCR as shown in Schedule 2, which shall reflect the conditions referred to in paragraph (a). |
| (3) | If the chief executive officer is not satisfied that the applicant may be registered as a manufacturer, builder or importer, he or she shall notify such applicant accordingly. |
| (4) | A registered manufacturer, builder or importer of motor vehicles shall, at any time, be subject to an evaluation by the inspectorate of manufacturers, builders and importers. |
