| (1) | If a motor vehicle becomes permanently unfit for use as a motor vehicle or has been permanently demolished, the owner of such motor vehicle shall— |
| (a) | notify the title holder forthwith thereof; |
| (b) | within three months after the date on which such motor vehicle has become permanently unfit for use or has been permanently demolished, notify the appropriate registering authority, on form CNV as shown in Schedule 2, that such motor vehicle is permanently unfit for use as a motor vehicle or has been permanently demolished; and |
| (c) | submit the registration certificate of the motor vehicle concerned to the appropriate registering authority, if such certificate is in such owner's possession. |
| (2) | The title holder of a motor vehicle referred to in subregulation (1) shall— |
| (a) | within three months after the date on which such motor vehicle has become permanently unfit for use, notify the appropriate registering authority, on form ADV as shown in Schedule 2, that such motor vehicle is permanently unfit for use as a motor vehicle; |
| (b) | within three months after the date on which such motor vehicle has been permanently demolished, notify the appropriate registering authority, on form ADV1 as shown in Schedule 2, that such motor vehicle has been permanently demolished; |
| (c) | if the registration certificate of such motor vehicle has not been submitted by the owner in terms of subregulation (1)(c), submit such certificate or the certificate referred to in regulation 13B(2)(d) and the notification referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) to the appropriate registering authority; |
| (d) | submit an affidavit containing the details of the vehicle being deregistered as demolished and the reasons thereof; or |
| (e) | submit a certification of demolition containing the details of: |
| (i) | where the vehicle was demolished; |
| (ii) | the date when the vehicle was demolished; and |
| (iii) | the name and address of the body that operates the demolition equipment. |
[Regulation 55(2) substituted by regulation 20(b) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
| (3) | On receipt of a notification referred to in subregulation (1)(b), (2)(a), (2)(b), (6)(a) or (7)(a), the registering authority shall— |
| (a) | ensure that the notification is in order; |
| (b) | update the particulars pertaining to the motor vehicle in the register of motor vehicles; |
| (c) | issue an acknowledgement of receipt of the notification referred to in subregulation (1)(b) or subregulation (6)(a), on form ARN as shown in Schedule 2 to the owner; and |
| (d) | in the case of the notification referred to in subregulation (2)(a), (2)(b) or (7)(a) issue a deregistration certificate on form VDC as shown in Schedule 2 to the title holder of the motor vehicle concerned. |
[Regulation 55(3) substituted by regulation 20(c) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
| (4) | If a registering authority has in terms of subregulation (3)(c), acknowledged receipt of the notice referred to in subregulation (1)(b) or 6(a), the owner of the motor vehicle concerned is exempt from liability for the licensing of such motor vehicle, with effect from the first day of the month following the month in which such acknowledgement was issued: Provided that a period during which the owner of such motor vehicle was unable to notify the appropriate registering authority due to circumstances beyond his or her control, shall be disregarded. |
| (5) | If a motor vehicle record has been updated in terms of subregulation (3)(b), the record of the motor vehicle may be moved to the archive of the register on any date five years after the date on which such update took place. |
| (6) | If a motor vehicle has been permanently demolished and the notification of such demolishment has not been indicated in the notification referred to in subregulation (1)(b), the owner of such motor vehicle shall, within three months after the date on which such motor vehicle has been permanently demolished— |
| (a) | notify the appropriate registering authority, on form CNV as shown in Schedule 2, that such motor vehicle has been permanently demolished; and |
| (b) | if not already, comply with all requirements of subregulation (1). |
| (7) | If a motor vehicle has been permanently demolished and the notification of such demolishment has not been indicated in the notification referred to in subregulation (2)(a) of (2)(b), the title holder of such motor vehicle shall, within three months after the date on which such motor vehicle has been permanently demolished— |
| (a) | notify the appropriate registering authority, on form ADV1 as shown in Schedule 2, that such motor vehicle has been permanently demolished; and |
| (b) | if not already, comply with all requirements of subregulation (2). |
[Regulation 55(7) substituted by regulation 20(d) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
[Regulation 55 substituted by regulation 24 of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]
