S.L. 499.56 Art. 37Alteration of vehicle.

(1) A passenger transport vehicle which has been granted a passenger transport vehicle licence shall not be altered in any form, without prior approval given in writing by the Authority.

(2) A passenger transport vehicle which has been granted a passenger transport vehicle licence in terms of these regulations, with the exception of trackless trains and electric trolley vehicles, shall continuously comply with the relevant provisions of regulations 28 and 29: Provided that trackless trains shall be required to continuously comply with the applicable provisions of regulation 29A: Provided further that electric trolley vehicles shall be required to continuously comply with the applicable provisions of regulation 68R.

(3) A passenger transport vehicle may be removed from the Road Passenger Transport Register, and its passenger transport vehicle licence withdrawn if sub-regulation (1) or (2) is breached in relation to the said vehicle.

(4) Such removal from the Road Passenger Transport Register and withdrawal of the passenger transport vehicle licence shall be effected by the Authority of its own motion or by order of a court of criminal jurisdiction: Provided that where the Authority withdraws the licence of its own motion, it shall give the operator concerned notice in writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so. Every notice given shall state that the operator concerned may, within ten days from service thereof, make representations in writing to the Authority giving reasons why the licence should not be withdrawn and the Authority shall consider any representations so made before arriving at a final decision. The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to the operator concerned. The operator concerned shall have the right to appeal to the Tribunal against the decision of the Authority to suspend or revoke the passenger transport vehicle licence within thirty days from notification of the Authority’s decision:

Provided further that, a decision of the Authority to withdraw a passenger transport vehicle licence shall not become operative until the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be made under this regulation and, if an appeal is made within such period, the decision shall become operative on the date of the decision of the Tribunal dismissing the appeal or the date on which the appeal is abandoned.