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Amendments to the National Road Traffic Act will come into force on 01 September 2012, and will mean that vehicle owners will need to have their vehicles microdotted or verify that the vehicles have microdot identification (Government Gazette 35130 dated 09 March 2012).
In addition, the Second Hands Goods Act of 2009 which governs the handling of second hand (used goods), also stipulates under Regulation 24 (1) (2) (d), that dealers need to keep a second hands goods register and record all its particulars; including its microdot identification.
What all these provisions mean, in a nutshell is that:-
A new or second-hand vehicle registered after 1 September 2012 must be fitted with microdots (fitted by OEM’s, MIB’s and motor dealers – not operators)
A vehicle presented for Police Clearance after 1 September 2012, should also be fitted with microdots; or its microdot identification should be verified.
Vehicles traded in to motor dealers, should they have a microdot identification, should then be verified before being registered in the dealer’s register.
In addition, the Second Hands Goods Act of 2009 which governs the handling of second hand (used goods), also stipulates under Regulation 24 (1) (2) (d), that dealers need to keep a second hands goods register and record all its particulars; including its microdot identification.
What all these provisions mean, in a nutshell is that:-
A new or second-hand vehicle registered after 1 September 2012 must be fitted with microdots (fitted by OEM’s, MIB’s and motor dealers – not operators)
A vehicle presented for Police Clearance after 1 September 2012, should also be fitted with microdots; or its microdot identification should be verified.
Vehicles traded in to motor dealers, should they have a microdot identification, should then be verified before being registered in the dealer’s register.