Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (Act No. 46 of 1998)Chapter IV : Points demerit system27. Cancellation of driving licence, professional driving permit and operator card |
| (1) |
| (a) | A person who incurs demerit points resulting in a disqualification in terms of section 25 to drive or operate a motor vehicle for a third time, must immediately hand in his or her driving licence a, professional driving permit or operator card in the prescribed manner to the issuing authority or must submit any driving licence contained in his or her identity document to such issuing authority; |
| (b) | A person who fails to comply with the provisions of paragraph (a) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
[Section 27(1) substituted by section 18 of Act No. 72 of 2002]
| (2) | An issuing authority must, upon receipt of a driving licence card, professional driving permit or operator card, as the case may be, take the necessary steps to destroy such licence, permit or card, and must submit any driving licence contained in an identity document to be endorsed as cancelled. |
[Section 27(2) substituted by section 18 of Act No. 72 of 2002]
| (3) | Upon expiry of his or her disqualification period, a person contemplated in subsection (1) may reapply for and be issued with a driving licence, professional driving permit or operator card in terms of the applicable road traffic laws. |