Road Accident Fund Act, 1996 (Act No. 56 of 1996)

21. Abolition of certain common law claims

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(1)No claim for compensation in respect of loss or damage resulting from bodily injury to or the death of any person caused by or arising from the driving of a motor vehicle shall lie—
(a)against the owner or driver of a motor vehicle; or
(b)against the employer of the driver.

 

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply—
(a)if the Fund or an agent is unable to pay any compensation; or
(b)to an action for compensation in respect of loss or damage resulting from emotional shock sustained by a person, other than a third party, when that person witnessed or observed or was informed of the bodily injury or the death of another person as a result of the driving of a motor vehicle.