| (1) | The MEC of each province shall, subject to subregulation (2), by notice in the Provincial Gazette, determine a licence mark for the province concerned. |
(2)
| (a) | The MEC of a province shall by notice in the Provincial Gazette— |
| (i) | allocate a licence mark to every registering authority in the province concerned, which licence mark shall consist of a combination of letters; or |
| (ii) | establish a licence number system for the province concerned which license number system shall consist of: |
| (aa) | a combination of three letters and three figures in any sequence; or |
| (bb) | a combination of two letters, two figures and two letters in any sequence: |
and the licence mark of the province concerned, referred to in sub regulation (1): Provided that vowels and the letter "Q" shall not be used and the first letter shall not be the letter "G".
[Regulation 27(2)(a)(ii) substituted by regulation 5(a) of Notice No. R. 589 of 2009]
| (b) | The MEC concerned may, subject to regulation 35, by notice in the Provincial Gazette determine a logo or landscape, a letter type, a colour for the letters and figures, and the colour of the retro-reflective surface to be displayed on a number plate, denoting the province concerned. |
| (bA) | The MEC for the Free State Province may, notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 35, determine, in the Provincial Gazette, the type of number plate to be used to display a licence number of a motor vehicle licenced in the Free State Province. |
[Regulation 27(2)(bA) inserted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 779 of 2002]
| (bB) | The MEC for the Province of KwaZulu-Natal may, subject to regulation 35, by notice in the Provincial Gazette determine a logo or landscape, a letter type, a colour for the letters and figures and the colour of the retro-reflective surface to be displayed on a number plate, denoting licence numbers set aside for use by the King of the Zulu Nation. |
[Regulation 27(2)(bB) inserted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R. 589 of 2009]
| (3) | Every motor vehicle licensed in a province shall be allocated with a licence number and such licence number shall, subject to subregulation (5) and regulation 28, consist of the licence mark referred to in subregulation (2)(a)(i) and figures, or the letters and figures allocated from the licence number system referred to in subregulation (2)(a)(ii). |
| (4) | The MEC may, by way of notice in the Provincial Gazette, allocate a new licence mark to any registering authority or establish a new licence number system for the province concerned. |
(5) The licence number of a motor vehicle—
| (a) | the owner of which is a department of State, may consist of— |
| (i) | the licence number allocated to the vehicle upon licensing thereof; |
| (ii) | the letter G followed by two letters, three figures, and the letter G; or |
| (iii) | any other licence number determined by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette; |
| (b) | the owner of which is the South African Police Service, may consist of three letters, three figures, followed by the letter B; |
| (c) | set aside for the use by the King of the Zulu Nation, shall consist of the letters ZK followed by figures or letters or combination of figures and letters; |
[Regulation 27(5)(c) substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. R. 865 of 2007]
(d) the owner of which is—
| (i) | a foreign government, diplomat representing a foreign government, an international or intergovernmental organisation; |
| (ii) | a member of staff or suite of such government or organisation; or |
| (iii) | any other person or class of person determined by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, |
shall consist of such letters and figures as are determined by the Director-General: Department of Foreign Affairs but shall end in the letter "D".
