National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter VI : Fitness of VehiclesPart IV : Loads on vehicles245A. Certain vehicles to display notice of load |
| (1) | No person shall operate on a public road— |
| (a) | a bus; |
| (b) | a minibus— |
| (i) | the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 3 500 kilograms; or |
| (ii) | which is designed or modified for the conveyance of more than 9 persons, including the driver; |
[Regulation 245(1)(b)(ii) substituted by regulation 10(a) of Notice No. R. 871 of 2005, as revoked and replaced by regulation 12(a) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (c) | a minibus , midibus or bus operating in terms of an operating licence issued in accordance with the provisions of the NLTTA, unless it is conspicuously displayed inside such vehicle in numerals of at least 75 millimetres high, a notice stating the load that may be carried on such vehicle in the terms set out in subregulation 2. |
[Regulation 245(1)(c) substituted by regulation 10(b) of Notice No. R. 871 of 2005, as revoked and replaced by regulation 12(b) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (2) | The notice shall— |
| (a) | in the case of a bus referred to in subregulation (1) that is permitted to convey persons, including wheelchair users and goods, be worded as follows; |
CERTIFIED TO CARRY......PASSENGERS SEATED AND ......PASSENGERS STANDING ...... .........KG GOODS AND........WHEELCHAIR USERS. - (the latter only in vehicles with provision for wheelchairs).
| (b) | in the case of a midibus referred to in subregulation (1) that is operating in terms of an operating licence issued in accordance with the NLTTA and is permitted to convey persons only including wheelchair users, be worded as follows : |
CERTIFIED TO CARRY.......PASSENGERS SEATED AND......PASSENGERS STANDING 0 KG GOODS AND......WHEELCHAIR USERS (the latter only in vehicles with provision for wheelchairs);
[Regulation 245(2) substituted by regulation 10(c) of Notice No. R. 871 of 2005, as revoked and replaced by regulation 12(c) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (3) | The requirements for wheelchairs and anchorage shall comply with SANS 10370 "Road vehicles designed or adapted for use by or transporting persons with disabilities. |
[Regulation 245A(3) inserted by regulation 12(d) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]
| (3) | The number of passengers and the mass in kilograms of the goods indicated on the notice shall not exceed the maximum number of passengers and the maximum mass of the goods that may lawfully be carried on the vehicle in terms of Part IV and regulation 263. |
[Regulation 245A inserted by regulation 48 of Notice No. 2116 of 2001]