National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)

Regulations

National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter VI : Fitness of Vehicles

Part V : Provisions relating to passenger carrying vehicles

251. Sides and roof

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(1) No person shall operate, on a public road, a minibus, midibus or bus unless—
(a) the sides of the passenger compartment of a minibus, midibus or bus are enclosed to the height of at least 600 millimetres from the floor with material which is durable and weatherproof;
(b) such minibus, midibus or bus is provided with a weatherproof roof.

 

(2) No person shall operate a midibus, a minibus or bus operating in terms of an operating licence issued in accordance with the provisions of the NLTTA registered for the first time after 5 October 2001 on a public road, unless the height, along the longitudinal center-line, between the floor and the lowest part of the roof structure of such bus or minibus, between the floor and the ceiling of the lower deck of a double deck bus, as the case may be.
(a)is in the case of a bus conveying standing persons, not less than 1,75 metres in the areas where persons may stand in terms of regulation 263;
(b) in the case of a minibus not conveying standing persons, is not less than 1,5 metres; and in the case of a midibus, is not less than 1,75 metres; and
(c)in the case of a rapid transport bus or a rapid transport bus-train is not less than 1, 9 metres.

[Regulation 251(2) substituted by regulation 16 of Notice No. R. 359 of 2010]

 

(3) A minibus or midibus operating in terms of an operating licence issued in accordance with the provisions of the NLTTA shall not carry standing persons.

 

[Regulation 251 substituted by regulation 13 of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]