| (1) | Where an operating licence was issued for more than 30 days and the holder wishes to renew it, the holder must apply before expiry of the licence for its renewal, provided that a grace period of 21 days after the date of expiry of the licence will be granted for such application to be made. |
[Regulation 25(1) substituted by section 4 of the Second Amendment of the National Land Transport Regulations, 2024, Notice No. 2670, GG51003, dated 2 August 2024]
| (2) | Where application for renewal was properly made under subregulation (1) and the regulatory entity has not issued the licence by the expiry date, the operating licence will remain valid until the entity either issues the renewed licence or notifies the applicant that the application has been refused, and the operator must keep in the vehicle the receipt issued by the regulatory entity as proof that such an application has been made. |
| (3) | Subject to the Act, the regulatory entity may not refuse to renew an operating licence unless— |
| (a) | the applicant, as decided by the entity, is no longer a fit and proper person to provide public transport services for a reason contemplated in section 79(2) of the Act; |
| (b) | the applicant has failed to provide proof of registration, licensing or roadworthiness of the vehicle as required by the Act; |
| (c) | the services authorized by the licence have not been provided for the previous 180 days, unless the holder has provided acceptable reasons' for not providing the services; |
| (d) | a planning authority has directed the entity to refuse the application in terms of section 55(3) of the Act; or |
| (e) | there is another reason to do so contemplated by the Act. |
| (4) | No permit may be renewed unless it is first converted to an operating licence in terms of the Act and these regulations, but the holder may apply simultaneously for such conversion and renewal. |
| (5) | Regulatory entities must send a notice of renewal to operators not less than 60 days before their operating licences or permits will expire, advising them to apply for renewal, but failure to do so will not affect the expiry of the licence or permit. |
