S.L. 499.56 Art. 115Conversion of public service garage licence.

(1) Persons who on the date of the coming into force of these regulations hold a public service garage licence issued in terms of the Motor Vehicles Regulations, shall have nine months from the coming into force of these regulations within which to convert their public service garage licence into an operator’s licence in terms of these regulations provided that they shall apply to the Authority for such conversion within six months from the coming into force of these regulations. Such conversion shall be effected by the Authority upon presentation of proof by such person of compliance with the requisites of Part II of these regulations.

(2) Persons who on the 19th May 2009 held a valid public service garage licence issued in terms of the Motor Vehicles Regulations or were, as at that date, otherwise licensed to operate passenger transport vehicles by the Authority, shall be exempt from the requirements of regulation 9(d) when converting their public service garage licence into an operator’s licence under these regulations, or when applying for an Operator’s Licence for the first time in terms of these regulations; provided that such licence is still valid and has not been withdrawn, revoked or suspended by the Authority as at the date of the conversion of the same into an operator’s licence or at the date on which the operator’s licence is issued.