"contracting authority"

means—

(a) the Department;
(b) a province, subject to sections 11(1)(c)(xxvi), 11(6), 11(8), 11(9) and 11(10); and
(c) a municipality, subject to section 11(1)(c)(xxvi), 11(2), 11(8), (9) and 11(10);

[Definition substituted by section 1(b) 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]