National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009)RegulationsNational Land Transport Regulations, 2009Chapter 5 : Accreditation of tourist transport operators and related matters30. Application for accreditation |
| (1) | An application for accreditation as a tourist transport operator under section 82 of the Act must be lodged by completing the application form shown in Schedule 1 and submitting it to the NPTR with the application fee specified in Schedule 2, subject to regulation 34A. |
[Regulation 30(1) substituted by section 7 of the Second Amendment of the National Land Transport Regulations, 2024, Notice No. 2670, GG51003, dated 2 August 2024]
| (2) | The application form must be fully and properly completed and be accompanied by the documents or proof described in the form and required to be attached, which must include copies of all operating licences and permits issued for vehicles operated by the applicant on the date of application. |
| (3) | The NPTR may require the applicant to submit additional information or documentation. |
| (4) | The applicant must nominate, in the application form, a responsible person as contact person between the NPTR and the operator and must, where such person leaves the employment of the operator, nominate another person as contact person in writing within seven days. |
| (5) | An accredited operator may apply at any time to amend the conditions attached to his, her or its accreditation by completing the application form shown in Schedule 1 and submitting it to the NPTR with the application fee specified in Schedule 2. |
| (6) | The particulars of an application for accreditation published in terms of section 81(2A) of the Act must include— |
| (a) | the name and business address or addresses, and if applicable, the trading name or names, of the applicant; |
| (b) | particulars of the motor vehicles of the applicant for which simultaneous application is being made for operating licences in terms of sub-regulation (7), and |
| (c) | a description of the tourist transport services provided or proposing to be provided by the applicant as specified in the application for accreditation. |
[Regulation 30(6) inserted by section 38(a) of Chapter 5 of the Second National Land Transport Regulations, 2025, Notice No. 3487, GG53335, dated 12 September 2025]
| (7) | An application for accreditation in terms of sub-regulation (1) must include applications for operating licences for the motor vehicles used or to be used by the applicant for providing the relevant tourist transport services where such licences have not already been obtained." |
[Regulation 30(7) inserted by section 38(a) of Chapter 5 of the Second National Land Transport Regulations, 2025, Notice No. 3487, GG53335, dated 12 September 2025]