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Validity of international license in South Africa

Question

Can you please clarify the following: What are the criteria for an international license to be valid in South Africa?

Answer

Herewith the extract from regulation 110:

Subregulation 1 refers to the criteria for acknowledging  a foreign driving licence or  an international driving licence permit:

1)  Subject to subregulation (3), a driving licence referred to in section 23 (1) (a) of the Act, issued while the holder of it was not permanently or ordinarily resident in the Republic, shall, for the period for, and subject to the conditions under which it was issued, be deemed to be a valid licence for the purposes of Chapter IV of the Act, if—
(a)(i)           the licence has been issued in an official language of the Republic; or
(ii)
    (ii)         a certificate of authenticity or validity relating to the licence issued in an official language of the Republic by a competent authority, or a translation of that licence in such official language, is attached to it;
(b)        such licence contains or has attached to it, a photograph and the signature of the licence holder.

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