National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009)RegulationsNational Land Transport Regulations, 2009Chapter 5 : Accreditation of tourist transport operators and related matters38. Issuing of operating licence for tourist transport vehicle |
| (1) | If satisfied that the applicant is accredited and that the vehicle complies with the requirements set out in these Regulations and section 84(3) of the Act, and after proper application for an operating licence having been made in terms of regulation 34A(1) or 36(1) as the case may be, the NPTR must issue an operating licence to the applicant within 14 days of the application having been made, subject to all granting requirements having been met, and subject to subregulation (2). |
[Regulation 38(1) substituted by section 12 of the Second Amendment of the National Land Transport Regulations, 2024, Notice No. 2670, GG51003, dated 2 August 2024]
| (2) | Such an operating licence may not be issued to the operator until conditions imposed by the NPTR have been met, required proof or documents have been submitted, and the operator has submitted the original permit or operating licence previously issued for the vehicle to the NPTR for cancellation under regulation 36(3). |
| (3) | Such an operating licence may be issued electronically, in which case a printout of the licence must be kept in the vehicle at all times while it is operated for tourist transport services until receipt of the originals. |
| (4) | The NPTR must issue two originals of such an operating licence to the operator, one clearly marked "To be kept in the vehicle" and one clearly marked "File copy" which must be collected by or sent by courier or registered post to the operator. |