Government Gazette

Vol. 434, No. 22553, 3 August 2001

Regulation Gazette, No. 7135

No. R. 726

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1996 (ACT NO. 93 OF 1996)

AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

The Minister of Transport makes the regulations in the Schedule under section 75 of the National Road Traffic Ad, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996).

SCHEDULE

Definition

  1. In this Schedule the regulations means the National Road Traffic Regulations published in Government Notice No. R. 225 of 17 March 2000, as amended by Government Notice Nos. R. 941 of 22 March 2000.

Amendment of regulation 142 of the Regulations

  1. Regulation 142 of the Regulations is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

" (bA) a motor vehicle to which regulations 273 to 283 apply as contemplated in regulation 274: Provided that this provision shall become effective to motor vehicles with a gross vehicle mass of 3 500 kilograms and under, as from 1 December 2001.".

Amendment of regulation 265 of the Regulations

  1. Regulation 265 of the Regulations is amended by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following subregulation:

"(1) An operator shall be registered in respect of a

  1. goods vehicle, the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 3 500 kilograms;
  2. breakdown vehicle; and
  3. motor vehicle to which regulations 273 to 283 apply as contemplated in regulation 274: Provided that this provision shall become effective to motor vehicles with a gross vehicle mass of 3 500 kilograms and under, as from 1 December 2001,

registered in the Republic.".

Substitution of regulation 342 of Regulations

  1. The Regulation is amended by the substitution for regulation 342 of the following regulation:

"Transitional provisions: Professional driving permits

342. The holder of a valid category "G" or "P" professional driving permit who drives a motor vehicle carrying dangerous goods, the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 3 500 kilograms, or a vehicle to which standard specification SABS 1398 "Road tank vehicles for petroleum-based flammable liquids" or standard specification SABS 1518:
"Transportation of dangerous goods - design requirements for road tankers" applies, shall from the date of commencement of regulation 115(1)(f), subject to the said permit being cancelled or suspended-

  1. be deemed to hold a category "D" professional driving permit for the period for which his or her professional driving permit is valid; and
  2. notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 117, the holder of a valid category "G" or "P" professional driving permit shall not be disqualified from obtaining a category "D" professional driving permit by reason only of the fact that he or she is younger than 25 years of age.".

Insertion of regulation 343D in Regulations

  1. The Regulation is amended by the insertion of the following regulation after regulation 343C:

"Transitional provisions: Category "D" operator card

343D. (1) A valid category "G" operator card displayed on a motor vehicle to which regulations 273 to 283 applies as contemplated in regulation 274, shall from the date of commencement of regulations 273 to 283 be deemed to be a valid category "D" operator card for the period of its validity.

(2) Notwithstanding the date of commencement of regulations 273 to 283, a motor vehicle that did not have to display an operator card before the commencement of the said regulations, shall, after the said date of commencement, display a category "D" operator card within the month after the month during which the licence disc of the vehicle concerned lapsed.".

Short title and commencement

  1. These regulations shall be called the Third Amendment to the National Road Traffic Regulations, and shall come into operation on 3 August 2001.