15Director may grant exemption

15 Director may grant exemption (1) Notwithstanding section 8(1) but subject to the Regulations, the Director may in the special circumstances of the case, by notice in writing, exempt a person proposing to apply for a commercial passenger vehicle licence or other licence from the requirement of first being accredited under this Part. (2) The Director may, in a notice under subsection (1), impose such conditions on any exemption granted as the Director thinks fit. (3) The Director may, by notice in writing to the operator of a commercial passenger vehicle or other person exempted under subsection (1), lift the exemption granted and require the operator to be accredited on the expiry of a period of 3 months or such longer period as may be specified in the notice, commencing with the day the notice was given. (4) The Director shall cause a copy of any notice given under subsection (1) or (3) to be published in the Gazette. (5) The Director may, by notice in the Gazette and subject to such conditions as may be specified, exempt any class or classes of operators of commercial passenger vehicle operations using commercial passenger vehicles from the requirement of first being accredited under this Part. (6) The Director may, by notice in the Gazette and subject to such conditions as may be specified, lift any exemption granted under subsection (5) on the expiry of such period, being not less than 3 months from the date of the notice, as is specified.

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