(1) A person who is desirous of hiring out a motor vehicle or trailer shall apply to the Licensing Authority in the prescribed manner for a Motor Vehicle Rental Licence. (Substituted by Act 10 of 2006)
(2) On application in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Licensing Authority may issue a Motor Vehicle Rental Licence to an applicant who meets the prescribed requirements and is not disqualified under this Act or the Regulations from holding such a licence.
(3) The Licensing Authority may issue a Motor Vehicle Rental Licence subject to any conditions that it considers necessary.
(4) The Licensing Authority may establish categories of Motor Vehicle Rental operations and may impose different conditions for each category and the Authority may, on giving written notice to the holder of a licence, add to or alter the conditions of the licence.
(5) A Motor Vehicle Rental Licence is unless cancelled, valid for one year and is renewable, on the payment of the prescribed fee, on a date coinciding with the date on which it was first issued and the provisions of this section shall apply, with the necessary modifications, in respect of an application for renewal.
(6) A Motor Vehicle Rental Licence authorizes the holder to hire out motor vehicles or trailers under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the licence.
(7) The Licensing Authority shall keep a record, in the prescribed form, of the Motor Vehicle Rental Licences issued under this Act.
(8) (Repealed by Act 10 of 2006)
(Amended by Act 10 of 2006)