| (1) | When accrediting an operator under section 82(4) of the Act, the NPTR must verify the validity and authenticity of the particulars and documents relating to the operator's vehicles as supplied on the application form for accreditation, and if satisfied that the vehicle or vehicles comply with section 84(3) of the Act, must certify each vehicle and issue an operating licence for it if proper application has been made for such licence as contemplated in regulation 35A(1). |
[Regulation 35(1) substituted by section 10(a) of the Second Amendment of the National Land Transport Regulations, 2024, Notice No. 2670, GG51003, dated 2 August 2024]
| (2) | An accredited operator may apply for certification of and issuing of an operating licence for additional vehicles under section 84 of the Act by completing the application form shown as Form 5AA in Schedule 1 and submitting it to the NPTR with the application fee specified in Schedule 2, and such an application may be lodged electronically. |
[Regulation 35(2) substituted by section 10(b) of the Second Amendment of the National Land Transport Regulations, 2024, Notice No. 2670, GG51003, dated 2 August 2024]
| (2A) | An accredited operator may not operate a vehicle that has been certified in terms of subregulation (1) or (2), unless an operating licence has been issued for the vehicle in terms of regulation 36. |
[Regulation 35(2A) inserted by section 10(c) of the Second Amendment of the National Land Transport Regulations, 2024, Notice No. 2670, GG51003, dated 2 August 2024]
| (3) | An accredited operator applying for an operating licence contemplated in subregulation (2) must submit with the application— |
[Words preceding regulation 35(3)(a) substituted by section 10(d) of the Second Amendment of the National Land Transport Regulations, 2024, Notice No. 2670, GG51003, dated 2 August 2024]
| (a) | proof of registration and licensing of the vehicle, showing a valid and current roadworthy certificate; and |
| (b) | any other document or matter required by the NPTR. |
| (4) | On receipt of such an application for certification, an authorised official of the NPTR must verify the validity and authenticity of the documents and matters submitted by checking eNaTIS and by other acceptable means and, if satisfied that the vehicle complies with section 84(3) of the Act, must certify the vehicle in the manner set out in subregulation (5). |
| (5) | On certification of a vehicle, the NPTR must issue to the owner a certificate and token for the vehicle, and the token must be affixed to the lower, inside, left-hand corner of the windscreen of the vehicle in such a manner that the print on its face is clearly legible from the outside to a person standing in front of or to the left of the vehicle. |
| (a) | be bar-coded or otherwise made or designed to enable authorised officers to determine summarily by means of e-NaTIS or OLAS whether the vehicle is compliant with the Act and the National Road Traffic Act; |
| (b) | be colour coded in relation to the class of vehicle; and |
| (c) | show the operating licence number, the words "tourist transport service" and the vehicle registration number. |
| (7) | No person may operate a vehicle for tourist transport services on a public road— |
| (a) | without such a token; or |
| (b) | with a token, or anything purporting to be such a token, which is not applicable to that vehicle; or |
| (c) | with a token which is in any way obscured or has become illegible, unless it has become obscured or illegible temporarily beyond the control of the operator. |
| (8) | Where such a token has been lost or has become obscured or illegible, the operator must apply within four working days for a duplicate by completing the form shown in Schedule 1 and must submit that form with the damaged or obscured token to the NPTR for destruction, or an affidavit stating why it cannot be submitted, and the fee specified in Schedule 2. |
| (9) | A certificate or token issued in terms of this regulation may be couriered to an operator, but may not be used until the operator has acknowledged receipt in writing to the NPTR by e-mail or fax. |
