National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009)RegulationsSecond National Land Transport Regulations, 2025Chapter 3: Regulations on Conversion of Permits and Indefinite Period Operating Licences to Operating Licences required by the Act31. Conversion of permits and operating licences to definite period operating licences |
| (1) | As required by section 47 of the Act, all holders of permits and operating licences for conversion must apply for conversion of such permits and operating licences to definite period operating licences and must do so within 24 months of coming into operation of these regulations. |
| (2) | An application for conversion must be made to the relevant regulatory entity by completing the form prescribed in the National Land Transport Regulations, 2009. |
| (3) | The applicant for conversion must have been providing the services authorised by the permit or operating licence for conversion continuously for 180 days as required in terms of section 47(3) of the Act. |
| (4) | The applicant must provide proof of having operated continuously as required by sub-regulation (3) to the satisfaction of the regulatory entity, as contemplated in sub-regulation (5). |
| (5) | The manner of proving continuous operation for 180 days will be at the discretion of the regulatory entity to which the application is made and may include evidence provided by rank marshals, driver employment records and vehicle service records, bank statements showing regular money deposits, association records or any other records that may, when collectively viewed, suggest sufficient proof that the services have been operated as required to qualify for conversion: Provided that the foregoing is not intended to be exhaustive and the different modes of public transport services may be able to provide proof differently based on how they operate. |
| (6) | The permit or operating licence sought to be converted must be linked to a motor vehicle of which the holder of the operating licence is registered as the owner or operator of the vehicle in terms of the National Road Traffic Act as required by section 64(1) of the Act, and have been used to provide the services authorised by such permit or licence for the minimum duration of 180 days prior to the application for conversion. |
| (7) | A permit or operating licence that cannot be linked to a motor vehicle as required in terms of sub-regulation (6) may not be converted to an operating licence. |