| (a) | vehicles are hailed or pre-booked electronically using an e-hailing or technology-enabled application; and |
| (b) | the regulatory entity granting an operating licence for such service may specify the area for picking up of passengers, subject to section 57(5). |
| (2) | The vehicle may not operate an e-hailing service where the application for the vehicle is not working properly. |
| (3) | The e-hailing or technology-enabled application must— |
| (a) | have the facility to estimate fares and distances, taking into account distance and time, and must communicate the estimate to passengers in advance electronically; |
| (b) | communicate the final fare to the passenger or passengers at the conclusion of the trip electronically, and |
| (c) | provide the prescribed details of the driver of the vehicle to the passenger or passengers electronically. |
(4)
| (a) | The Minister or the MEC may make regulations prescribing— |
| (i) | measures to ensure accurate readings of the e-hailing or technology-enabled application; |
| (ii) | information regarding the driver and the vehicle that must be communicated to passengers; |
| (iii) | other information that the e-hailing or technology-enabled application must provide to passengers; and |
| (iv) | any other matter affecting the standard or quality of operation of e-hailing services. |
| (b) | The Minister must make regulations prescribing special markings or other requirements for vehicles used for e-hailing services. |
| (5) | The operating licence may authorise the use of more than one service or type of service as contemplated in section 50(2): Provided that the operator and the vehicle comply with the requirements of this Act relating to such services. |
| (6) | Where a person conducts a business providing an e-hailing software application, that person— |
| (a) | may not permit an operator to use that application for a vehicle for which the operator does not hold a valid operating licence or permit for the vehicle, or whose operating licence or permit has lapsed or been cancelled; and |
| (b) | must disconnect the e-hailing application forthwith and keep it disconnected until a valid operating licence has been obtained for the vehicle. |
| (7) | A person who fails to comply with subsection (6) commits an offence. |
[Section 66A inserted by section 40 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]
