(b)

if the holder of a driving licence applies for a professional authorisation as contemplated in subregulation (1)(b), verify that the driving licence held by the applicant is not suspended or cancelled and the provisions of regulation 118 apply with the changes required by the context; record the application for the professional authorisation on the register of licences referred to in regulation 366(2)(a)(iii).

(c)

(4) The provisions of regulation 118 and 119 regarding the issuing of a driving licence apply with the necessary amendments to an application for the endorsement of a professional authorisation on a driving licence. (5) Notwithstanding the period of validity of a driving licence that contains an endorsement of a professional authorisation contemplated in this regulation, the holder of that driving licence must, at least six weeks before the period of validity of the professional authorisation expires, apply to a driving testing centre for the renewal of that professional authorisation in accordance with this regulation. (6) From the date of expiry of the professional authorisation referred to in subregulation (5) until the date on which the renewal of the professional authorisation is authorised in terms of regulation 118, the holder of the driving licence concerned may not drive a motor vehicle of a class referred to in regulation 127 on a public road. (7) Despite subregulation (2)(e), an applicant for a professional authorisation may, until a date determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, submit a letter by his or her employer certifying that he or she has been sufficiently trained in the conveyance of dangerous goods by the employer. (8) If the driver concerned leaves the employ of the employer referred to in subregulation (7) and is employed by another employer to convey dangerous goods of a nature that he or she has not been trained to convey, his or her professional authorisation expires on the last day of his or her employment at the employer referred to in subregulation (7).”. Amendment of regulation 129 of the Regulations 18. Regulation 129 of the Regulations is amended by the deletion in paragraph (d) of subregulation (1) of the words “who is not the applicant’s family doctor”. Substitution of regulation 132 of the Regulations 19. (a) Regulation 132 of the Regulations is amended by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following subregulation: “(1) A licence inspector or traffic officer who becomes aware of circumstances in relation to a person whose driving licence is endorsed with a professional authorisation in terms of regulation 127, which would have disqualified that person from obtaining that endorsement, must (a) impound the driving licence to which the endorsement relates in terms of section 13(1)(h) or 14(1)(j) of the Act, as the case may be; issue a receipt for the impounded driving licence in terms of section 13(2) or 14(2)(a) of the Act, as the case may be; notify the Minister in writing of the impoundment and the reasons therefor, and the driving licence impounded must accompany the notification;

(b) (c)