| (1) | A contracting authority may enter into a stopgap contract which— |
| (a) | is a separate contract from the proposed negotiated contract and from any existing contract concluded under the Transition Act or this Act |
| (b) | is a contract with a duration of not more than three years; |
| (c) | can be concluded in the process of conducting negotiations for a negotiated contract, or while establishing a network contemplated in section 41(1)(a), to provide continuity of services; and |
| (d) | may be concluded with an operator operating a contract concluded under the Transition Act or any other operator or operators. |
| (2) | The duration of such a stopgap contract will not be counted as part of the 12 year period mentioned in section 41(3). |
[Section 41A inserted by section 22 of the National Land Transport Amendment Act, 2023 (Act No. 23 of 2023), Notice No. 4959, GG50800, dated 11 June 2024 - effective 12 September 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 289, GG53335, dated 12 September 2025]
