| (1) | On receipt of the application for registration the registering authority may, and if the applicant so requires shall, issue an assessment showing the penalties and fees referred to in regulation 8(2)(c), for the registration of the motor vehicle concerned. |
| (2A) | The registering authority shall, subject to the provisions of regulation 59(2), upon payment of the fees and penalties referred to in subregulation (1), and if satisfied that the application is in order, in the event that the register of motor vehicles can be accessed immediately— |
(a) register the motor vehicle concerned;
| (b) | record in the register of motor vehicles the particulars in relation to the— |
| (aa) | motor vehicle concerned; and |
| (bb) | title holder and owner of such motor vehicle; and |
| (c) | issue a registration certificate on form RC1 as shown in Schedule 2 to the title holder, who shall be responsible for its safe-keeping; or |
[Regulation 13(2A) substituted for regulation 13(2) by regulation 6 of Notice No. 2116 of 2001]
| (2B) | The registering authority may, subject to the provisions of regulation 59(2), upon payment of the fees and penalties referred to in subregulation (1), and if satisfied that the application is in order, in the event that the register of motor vehicles can not be accessed immediately— |
[Words preceding regulation 2B(a) substituted by regulation 11(a) of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]
| (a) | issue a manual certificate on form RC1-M as shown in Schedule 2 free of charge to confirm to the title holder that the documentation is in order and that a registration certificate will be issued to him or her as soon as the register of motor vehicles can be updated; and |
| (b) | act as prescribed in paragraph (2A) as soon as the register of motor vehicles can be accessed and updated, and if the registering authority is satisfied that the application is in order. |
[Regulation 13(2B) substituted for regulation 13(2) by regulation 6 of Notice No. 2116 of 2001]
| (3) | The title holder shall upon registration of the motor vehicle concerned, forthwith notify the owner of such registration. |
| (4) | A motor vehicle shall be recorded as "built-up" in the register of motor vehicles if— |
| (a) | it is being registered for the first time and it has been manufactured, built, modified or imported by a manufacturer, builder or importer— |
| (i) | which has not been registered as such; |
| (ii) | which is not required to be registered as such; or |
| (iii) | has been registered as such in terms of regulation 40(2) subject to the condition or conditions referred to in regulation 41(b)(ii) or (iii), |
and in respect of which no certification of roadworthiness referred to in regulation 141(2) was issued;
| (b) | the vehicle was deregistered in terms of regulation 55 as permanently unfit for use; or |
[Regulation 13(4)(b) substituted by regulation 11(b) of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]
(c) the motor vehicle was previously registered as "built-up".
| (4A) | A motor vehicle shall be recorded as "new" in the register of motor vehicles if— |
| (a) | it is being registered and is liable for licensing for the first time and it has been manufactured or imported by a manufacturer or importer that is registered as such: Provided that if manufactured, it was manufactured in whole using new parts; |
| (b) | it is being registered and is liable for licensing for the first time in the Republic and it has been imported by an importer that is not required to be registered as such and was previously registered as "new" in the name of the importer in the country of origin or is being registered for the first time; |
| (c) | it was previously registered as "new" and licensed and no change of owner has occurred; or |
| (d) | it was previously registered as "new" and there is no liability for licensing: |
Provided that if the motor vehicle was registered in another country, the date of first registration of
such motor vehicle must be captured in the register of motor vehicles.
[Regulation 13(4A) inserted by regulation 6(a) of Notice No. R.846 of 2014]
| (5) | A motor vehicle shall be recorded as "used" in the register of motor vehicles if— |
| (a) | it is currently registered as "new" or "used" and it is not liable for licensing; |
| (b) | it was previously registered as "new" or "used" and was deregistered in terms of 26A or 54(4); or |
| (c) | it was previously exempt from registration in terms of regulation 5 and such exemption no longer applies or has been withdrawn. |
[Regulation 13(5) substituted by regulation 6(b) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
| (6) | A motor vehicle shall be recorded as "allowed to convey dangerous goods" in the register of motor vehicles if standard specification SANS 1518 "Transportation of dangerous goods, design, construction, testing, approval and maintenance of the road vehicles and portable tanks", applies to such vehicle. |
[Commencement date of regulation 13(6): 3 August 2001]
[Regulation 13(6) substituted by regulation 6(c) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
| (7) | A chassis or a cab and chassis shall be recorded as "under construction" in the register of motor vehicles. |
| (8) | A motor vehicle which is a motor vehicle referred to in regulation 200 or which is a motor cycle, motor tricycle or motor quadrucycle not designed for use on a public road, generally known as an off-road motor vehicle, and by virtue of its design, does not comply with the provisions of Parts II, III, and IV of Chapter VI and by reason of such design may not be operated on a public road in terms of the Act, shall be recorded as "not roadworthy" in the register of motor vehicles. |
[Regulation 13(8) inserted by regulation 6(b) of Notice No. R. 404 of 2007]
