S.L. 499.56 Art. 112Withdrawal of operator’s licence.

(1) An operator’s licence shall be withdrawn by the Authority, without the need of recourse to the Tribunal, if at any time, its holder accumulates an aggregate of five hundred (500)

penalty points in terms of these regulations and, or the Light

Passenger Transport Services and Taxi Services Regulations:

Provided that where an operator has more than one passenger transport vehicle registered on his operator’s licence, the operator’s licence shall be withdrawn either in the event that its holder accumulates an aggregate of five hundred penalty points on any one vehicle registered under such licence or accumulates, on the total number of vehicles registered under his operator’s licence, a total amount of five hundred penalty points plus an additional one hundred penalty points per vehicle registered under such operator’s licence.

(2) A driver’s permit shall be withdrawn by the Authority, without the need of recourse to the Tribunal, if at any time, its holder accumulates an aggregate of one hundred (100) penalty points in terms of these regulations and/or the Light Passenger Transport Services and Taxi Services Regulations.

(3) In the event that the limits referred to in sub-regulations (1) and (2) are attained and, or exceeded, but the imposition of a number penalty points is being appealed or may be appealed in terms of these regulations, the licence and, or permit shall be suspended pending the outcome of such appeal.

(4) Where, in a period of thirty-six consecutive months, an operator or a driver incurs less than 16 penalty points per vehicle registered under his operator’s licence, the Authority shall, on the lapse of such period, cancel all penalty points imposed upon him in terms of these regulations, and notify the operator or driver accordingly.

(5) This regulation shall not be applicable to any bus operator.