In considering an application for the granting, renewal, amendment or transfer of an operating licence or permit, or for conversion of a permit, a regulatory entity must consider the following offences:
| (a) | An offence created by the Act, the National Road Traffic Act or a provincial road traffic act; |
| (b) | an offence listed in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977); |
| (c) | possession of an unlicensed firearm, explosives or a dangerous weapon; and |
| (d) | any other offence considered relevant by that entity. |