| (1) | The Minister may by notice in the Gazette— |
| (a) | delay the implementation of a provision of this Act for a transitional period not exceeding five years from the date on which this section comes into operation; or |
| (b) | where practicalities impede the strict application or implementation of a specific provision of this Act, exempt the National Public Transport Regulator or any province, Provincial Regulatory Entity, municipality or Municipal Regulatory Entity from, or in respect of, such provision for a period and on conditions determined in the notice. |
| (2) | A delay or exemption in terms of subsection (1) may— |
| (a) | apply to provinces, Provincial Regulatory Entities, municipalities or Municipal Regulatory Entities generally; or |
| (b) | be limited in its application to a particular— |
| (i) | province or Provincial Regulatory Entity; |
| (ii) | municipality or Municipal Regulatory Entity; or |
| (iii) | kind of municipality, which may, for the purposes of this section, be defined in relation to a category or type of municipality or in any other manner. |
[Section 93A inserted by section 53 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]
