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

Regulations

National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter V : Fitness of Drivers

Part I : Driving licence testing centres

95. Grades of driving licence testing centres

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(1) The MEC shall, with due regard to the evaluation and recommendation of the inspectorate of driving licence testing centres, grade a driving licence testing centre as grade A, B, C, D, E or F, as the case may be, if such driving licence testing centre complies with the appropriate grading requirements as referred to in regulation 92.

 

(2) A driving licence testing centre, which is graded in terms of subregulation (1)—
(a) as a grade A driving licence testing centre, is authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code or driving licence of any code;
(b) as a grade B driving licence testing centre, shall be authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code or driving licence of the codes B, EB, C1, C, EC1 and EC;
(c)as a grade C driving licence testing centre, shall be authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code or driving licence of the codes A1, A and B;
(d) as a grade D driving licence testing centre, shall be authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code or driving licence of the code B;
(e) as a grade E driving licence testing centre, is authorised to examine and test a person for a learner's licence of any code; or
(f) as a grade F driving licence testing centre, shall be authorised to substitute a driving licence of any code contained in an identity document, issued before 1 March 1998, in terms of section 19 of the Act and to issue a new or duplicate driving licence card contemplated in regulation 108(5)(b) or 109 or professional driving permit;

[Regulation 95(2)(f) substituted by regulation 17(a) of Notice No. R. 881 of 2004]

(g)as a grade A, B, C, D or E driving licence testing centre shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these regulations, be authorised to substitute a driving licence of any code issued before 1 March 1998, in terms of section 19 of the Act, or to issue a driving licence in terms of section 20(3), 23(4) or 24(3) of the Act or to issue a new or duplicate driving licence card contemplated in regulation 108(5)(b) or 109 or professional driving permit.

[Regulation 95(2)(g) substituted by regulation 17(b) of Notice No. R. 881 of 2004]