South Africa
National Road Traffic Act, 1996
Act 93 of 1996
- Published in Government Gazette 17603 on 22 November 1996
- Assented to on 12 November 1996
- There are multiple commencements
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 22 November 1996 to 31 July 2000.]
Provisions | Status |
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Chapter I (section 1); Chapter II (section 2–3); Chapter III (section 4–7); Chapter IV, section 8–10, section 12–36; Chapter V, section 37–40, section 42–44; Chapter VI (section 45–51); Chapter VII (section 52–53); Chapter IX (section 56–60); Chapter X (section 61–62); Chapter XI (section 63–68); Chapter XII (section 69–74); Chapter XIII (section 75–76); Chapter XIV (section 77–79); Chapter XV (section 80–94) | commenced on 1 August 2000 by Proclamation R46 of 2000. |
Chapter VIII (section 54–55) | commenced on 1 August 2001 by Proclamation R39 of 2001. |
Chapter IV, section 11; Chapter V, section 41 | not yet commenced. |
Chapter I
Interpretation of Act
1. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—"ambulance" means a motor vehicle specially constructed or adapted for the conveyance of sick or injured persons to or from a place for medical treatment and which is registered as an ambulance;"articulated motor vehicle" means a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a semi-trailer;"breakdown vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed or adapted solely for the purpose of recovering or salvaging motor vehicles and which is registered as a breakdown vehicle;"bridge" includes a culvert and a causeway;"builder" means any person who, for the purposes of his or her business of selling motor vehicles, manufactures or assembles motor vehicles in whole or in part from used components, or modifies motor vehicles using new or used components;"bus" means a motor vehicle designed or adapted for the conveyance of more than 16 persons (including the driver, if any);"by-law" means a by-law issued under the laws of a province;[ The date of commencement of the definition of "by-law" is still to be proclaimed.]"combination of motor vehicles" means two or more motor vehicles coupled together;"Convention" means the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic (Paris, 1926), the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic (Geneva, 1949), or the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic (Vienna, 1968);"cross", or any like expression, means to move on a public road in a direction which intersects the normal course of travel of traffic on such road;"dangerous goods" means the commodities, substances and goods listed in the standard specification of the South African Bureau of Standards SABS 0228 "The identification and classification of dangerous substances and goods";"Department" means the Department of Transport;"department of State" means a department as defined in section 1(1) of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994);"Director-General" means the Director-General: Transport;"driver" means any person who drives or attempts to drive any vehicle or who rides or attempts to ride any pedal cycle or who leads any draught, pack or saddle animal or herd or flock of animals, and "drive" or any like word has a corresponding meaning;"driving licence" means a driving licence referred to in Chapter IV;"driving licence testing centre" means a driving licence testing centre referred to in Chapter IV;"edge of the roadway" means the boundary between the roadway and the shoulder, which is indicated by an appropriate road traffic sign, or in the absence of such sign—(a)in the case of a road with a bituminous or concrete surface, the edge of such surface; or(b)in the case of any other road, the edge of the improved part of the road intended for vehicular use;"examiner for driving licences" means an examiner for driving licences registered and appointed in terms of the laws of any province;"examiner of vehicles" means an examiner of vehicles registered and appointed in terms of the laws of any province;"fire-fighting vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed or adapted solely or mainly for fighting fires and which is registered as a fire-fighting vehicle;"freeway" means a public road or a section of a public road which has been designated as a freeway by an appropriate road traffic sign;"goods" means any movable property;"gross combination mass", in relation to a motor vehicle which is used to draw any other motor vehicle, means the maximum mass of any combination of motor vehicles, including the drawing vehicle, and load as specified by the manufacturer thereof or, in the absence of such specification, as determined by the registering authority;"gross vehicle mass", in relation to a motor vehicle, means the maximum mass of such vehicle and its load as specified by the manufacturer thereof or, in the absence of such specification, as determined by the registering authority;"identity document" means an identity document as defined in section 1 of the Identification Act, 1986 (Act No. 72 of 1986);"importer" means any person who, for the purpose of his or her business of selling motor vehicles, imports new or used motor vehicles into the Republic;"inspector of licences" means an inspector of licences appointed in terms of the laws of any province;"instructor" means any person registered as such in terms of the laws of any province;"international driving permit" means an international driving permit issued in terms of a Convention or recognised thereunder;"kerb line" means the boundary between the shoulder and the verge or, in the absence of a shoulder, the part between the edge of the roadway and the verge;"learner’s licence" means a learner’s licence referred to in Chapter IV;"local authority" means a transitional metropoliton substructure, transitional local council or local government body contemplated in section 1(1) of the Local Government Transition Act, 1993 (Act No. 209 of 1993);"manufacturer" means a person who, for the purpose of his or her business of selling motor vehicles, manufactures or assembles new motor vehicles;"MEC" means a member of the Executive Council appointed in terms of section 149 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993), and who is responsible for road traffic matters, or any other person authorised by him or her to exercise any power or perform any duty or function which such MEC is empowered or obliged to exercise or perform in terms of this Act;"medical practitioner" means any person registered as such in terms of the Medical, Dental and Supplementary Health Service Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974);"Minister" means the Minister of Transport, or any other person authorised by him or her to exercise any power or perform any duty or function which such Minister is empowered or obliged to exercise or perform in terms of this Act;"motor cycle" means a motor vehicle which has two wheels and includes any such vehicle having a side-car attached;"motor dealer" means any person who is engaged in the business of buying, selling, exchanging or repairing motor vehicles required to be registered and licensed in terms of this Act or of building permanent structures onto such vehicles and who complies with the prescribed conditions;"motor quadrucycle" means a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, which has four wheels and which is designed to be driven by the type of controls usually fitted to a motor cycle;"motor tricycle" means a motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle or a tractor, which has three wheels and which is designed to be driven by the type of controls usually fitted to a motor cycle;"motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle and includes—(a)a trailer; and(b)a vehicle having pedals and an engine or an electric motor as an integral part thereof or attached thereto and which is designed or adapted to be propelled by means of such pedals, engine or motor, or both such pedals and engine or motor, but does not include—(i)any vehicle propelled by electrical power derived from storage batteries and which is controlled by a pedestrian; or(ii)any vehicle with a mass not exceeding 230 kilograms and specially designed and constructed, and not merely adapted, for the use of any person suffering from some physical defect or disability and used solely by such person;"operate on a public road" or any like expression, in relation to a vehicle, means to use or drive a vehicle or to permit a vehicle to be used or driven on a public road, or to have or to permit a vehicle to be on a public road;"operator" means the person responsible for the use of a motor vehicle of any class contemplated in Chapter VI, and who has been registered as the operator of such vehicle;"owner", in relation to a vehicle, means—(a)the person who has the right to the use and enjoyment of a vehicle in terms of the common law or a contractual agreement with the title holder of such vehicle;(b)any person referred to in paragraph (a), for any period during which such person has failed to return that vehicle to the title holder in accordance with the contractual agreement referred to in paragraph (a); or(c)a motor dealer who is in possession of a vehicle for the purpose of sale,and who is registered as such in accordance with the regulations under section 4, and "owned" or any like word has a corresponding meaning;"park" means to keep a vehicle, whether occupied or not, stationary for a period of time longer than is reasonably necessary for the actual loading or unloading of persons or goods, but does not include any such keeping of a vehicle by reason of a cause beyond the control of the person in charge of such vehicle;"peace officer" means a traffic officer and also a traffic warden appointed in terms of the laws of any province;"pedal cycle" means any bicycle or tricycle designed for propulsion solely by means of human power;"prescribe" means prescribe by regulation;"prescribed territory" means—(a)the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Botswana, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe; and(b)any other state or territory declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be a prescribed territory;"professional driver" means the driver of a motor vehicle in respect of which an operator is registered;"professional driving permit" means a professional driving permit referred to in Chapter IV;"province" means a province established by section 124 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993;"public road" means any road, street or thoroughfare or any other place (whether a thoroughfare or not) which is commonly used by the public or any section thereof or to which the public or any section thereof has a right of access, and includes—(a)the verge of any such road, street or thoroughfare;(b)any bridge, ferry or drift traversed by any such road, street or thoroughfare; and(c)any other work or object forming part of or connected with or belonging to such road, street or thoroughfare;"registering authority" means a registering authority appointed as such in accordance with the laws of any province;"registration plate" means a prescribed plate on which the registration number or motor trade number of a motor vehicle is displayed;"regulation" means a regulation under this Act;"repealed ordinance" means an ordinance or any provision of an ordinance repealed by the Road Traffic Act, 1989 (Act No. 29 of 1989);"rescue vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed or adapted solely for the purpose of rescuing persons, and which is owned or controlled by a department of State, a local authority or a body approved by the MEC concerned and is registered as a rescue vehicle;"road traffic ordinance" means the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1966 (Ordinance No. 21 of 1966), of the former Transvaal, Natal, the Orange Free State and the Cape of Good Hope, respectively;"road traffic sign" means a road traffic sign prescribed under section 56;"roadway" means that portion of a road, street or thoroughfare improved, constructed or intended for vehicular traffic which is between the edges of the roadway;"roadworthy", in relation to a vehicle, means a vehicle which complies with the relevant provisions of this Act and is otherwise in a fit condition to be operated on a public road;"roadworthy certificate", in relation to a motor vehicle, means a certificate issued in terms of section 42;"semi-trailer" means a trailer having no front axle and so designed that at least 15 per cent of its tare is super-imposed on and borne by a vehicle drawing such trailer;"shoulder" means that portion of a road, street or thoroughfare between the edge of the roadway and the kerb line;"sidewalk" means that portion of a verge intended for the exclusive use of pedestrians;"South African Bureau of Standards" means the South African Buro of Standards referred to in section 2(1) of the Standards Act, 1993 (Act No. 29 of 1993);"stop" means the bringing to a standstill of a vehicle by the driver thereof;"tare", in relation to a motor vehicle, means the mass of such vehicle ready to travel on a road and includes the mass of—(a)any spare wheel and of all other accessories and equipment supplied by the manufacturer as standard for the particular model of motor vehicle concerned;(b)anything which is a permanent part of the structure of such vehicle;(c)anything attached to such vehicle so as to form a structural alteration of a permanent nature; and(d)the accumulators, if such vehicle is self-propelled by electrical power, but does not include the mass of—(i)fuel; and(ii)anything attached to such vehicle which is not of the nature referred to in paragraph (b) or (c);"testing station" means a testing station registered in terms of section 39; (lxx)"this Act" includes the regulations;"title holder", in relation to a vehicle, means—(a)the person who has to give permission for the alienation of that vehicle in terms of a contractual agreement with the owner of such vehicle; or(b)the person who has the right to alienate that vehicle in terms of the common law, and who is registered as such in accordance with the regulations under section 4;"tractor" means a motor vehicle designed or adapted mainly for drawing other vehicles and not to carry any load thereon, but does not include a truck-tractor;"traffic officer" means a traffic officer appointed in terms of the laws of any province and any member of the Service as defined in section 1 of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995), and for the purposes of Chapters V, IX and X and sections 74 and 78 of this Act includes a peace officer;"trailer" means a vehicle which is not self-propelled and which is designed or adapted to be drawn by a motor vehicle, but does not include a side-car attached to a motor cycle;"Transnet Limited" means the company floated and incorporated in terms of section 2 of the Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act, 1989 (Act No. 9 of 1989);"truck-tractor" means a motor vehicle designed or adapted—(a)for drawing other vehicles; and(b)not to carry any load other than that imposed by a semi-trailer or by ballast, but does not include a tractor;"urban area" means that portion of the area of jurisdiction of a local authority which has by actual survey been subdivided into erven or is surrounded by surveyed erven, and includes the public roads abutting thereon;"vehicle" means a device designed or adapted mainly to travel on wheels or crawler tracks and includes such a device which is connected with a draw-bar to a breakdown vehicle and is used as part of the towing equipment of a breakdown vehicle to support any axle or all the axles of a motor vehicle which is being salvaged other than such a device which moves solely on rails; and"verge" means that portion of a road, street or thoroughfare, including the sidewalk, which is not the roadway or the shoulder.Chapter II
Application of Act and minimum requirements
2. Application of Act
This Act shall apply throughout the Republic: Provided that any provision thereof shall only apply to those areas of the Republic in respect of which the Road Traffic Act, 1989 (Act No. 29 of 1989), did not apply before its repeal by section 93, as from a date fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.3. Minimum requirements for registration as inspector of licences, examiner of vehicles, examiner for driving licences and traffic officer
Chapter III
Registration and licensing of motor vehicles, manufacturers, builders and importers
4. Registration and licensing of motor vehicles
5. Registration of manufacturers, builders and importers
6. Right of appeal to Minister
7. Appointment of inspectorate of manufacturers, builders and importers
Chapter IV
Fitness of drivers
8. Application for registration of driving licence testing centre
9. Registration and grading of driving licence testing centre
On receipt of an application referred to in section 8 the MEC shall, if satisfied that, in relation to the driving licence testing centre concerned, the prescribed requirements for the registration of such a testing centre have been met, register and grade such testing centre in the prescribed manner, and give notice of such registration in the Provincial Gazette.10. Suspension or cancellation of registration of driving licence testing centre
The MEC may, if a registered driving licence testing centre no longer complies with the requirements referred to in section 9, suspend the registration of that testing centre for such period as he or she may deem fit, or regrade or cancel it, in the prescribed manner.11. Appointment of national inspectorate of driving licence testing centres
12. Driver of motor vehicle to be licensed
No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a public road—13. Licence to drive, either learner’s or driving licence
A licence authorising the driving of a motor vehicle shall be issued by a driving licence testing centre in accordance with this Chapter and shall be either—14. Prescribing, classification and extent of learner’s or driving licence
Subject to this Chapter—15. Disqualification from obtaining or holding learner’s or driving licence
16. Failure to disclose disqualification in respect of licence authorising driving of motor vehicle prohibited
17. Application for and issue of learner’s licence
18. Application for and issue of driving licence
19. Substitution of driving licence issued before certain date
20. Special provisions in relation to driving licences which ceased to be valid in terms of road traffic ordinance
21. Power of MEC in respect of examination and testing of applicant for learnerʼs or driving licence
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act contained, the MEC may, whenever he or she deems it necessary, direct where and by which examiner for driving licences an applicant for a learner’s or driving licence shall be examined and tested and at which driving licence testing centre such applicant may apply for a driving licence.22. Holder of licence to drive motor vehicle shall give notice of change of place of residence
When the holder of a licence to drive a motor vehicle which was issued in terms of this Chapter, has changed his or her place of residence permanently, he or she shall, within 14 days after such change, notify in the prescribed manner the registering authority in whose area he or she is ordinarily resident of his or her new residential and postal address.23. When licence not issued in terms of this Act deemed to be driving licence
24. Department of State may issue learner’s or driving licence to person in its employment only
25. Suspension or cancellation by MEC of licence authorising driving of motor vehicle
26. Lapsing of endorsement on licence
27. Cancellation or amendment of endorsement on licence
28. Uniform standards for instructors
29. Voidness of learner’s or driving licence issued contrary to Chapter
A learner’s or driving licence issued contrary to this Chapter, shall be void, and upon the request of the MEC concerned, the authority which issued such licence or a traffic officer, as the case may be, the holder of such licence shall forthwith submit it or, in the case where it is contained in an identity document, that document to that MEC, the authority which issued it or the traffic officer, as the case may be, who shall cancel the licence in the prescribed manner: Provided that the traffic officer may cancel the licence only with the prior approval of the MEC concerned.30. Use of somebody’s learner’s or driving licence by another prohibited
No person who is the holder of a learner’s or driving licence shall allow such licence to be used by any other person.31. Unlicensed driver not to be employed or permitted to drive motor vehicle
No person who is the owner or operator, or is in charge, or control, of a motor vehicle shall employ or permit any other person to drive that vehicle on a public road unless that other person is licensed in accordance with this Chapter to drive the vehicle.32. Professional driver to have permit
33. Production of licence and permit to court
34. Court may issue order for suspension or cancellation of licence or permit or disqualify person from obtaining licence or permit
35. On conviction of certain offences licence and permit shall be suspended for minimum period and learner’s or driving licence may not be obtained
36. Procedure subsequent to suspension or cancellation of licence or permit
Chapter V
Fitness of vehicles
37. Testing station to be registered
No person, department of State or registering authority shall operate a testing station unless such testing station is registered and graded.38. Application for registration of testing station
Any person, department of State or registering authority desiring to operate a testing station shall apply in the prescribed manner to the MEC concerned for the registration of such testing station.39. Registration and grading of testing station
If, upon receipt of an application referred to in section 38, the MEC is satisfied that the prescribed requirements for registration of the testing station concerned have been met, he or she shall register and grade such testing station on the conditions and in the manner prescribed, and shall give notice of such registration in the Provincial Gazette: Provided that the MEC may provisionally register and grade a testing station operated by a registering authority, on the conditions and in the manner prescribed.40. Suspension or cancellation of registration of testing station
The MEC may, if a registered testing station no longer complies with the requirements contemplated in section 39, suspend, for such period as he or she may deem fit, or cancel the registration of such testing station or regrade the testing station in the prescribed manner.41. Appointment of national inspectorate of testing stations
42. Roadworthy certificate required in respect of motor vehicle
43. Application for roadworthy certificate
Any person desiring to obtain a roadworthy certificate shall apply in the prescribed manner to an appropriately graded testing station.44. Notice to discontinue operation of motor vehicle
Chapter VI
Operator fitness
45. Registration of operator
46. Issue of operator card
47. Operator card to be displayed on motor vehicle
No person shall operate a motor vehicle of any class contemplated in section 45(1) on a public road unless a valid operator card is displayed on such motor vehicle in the prescribed manner.48. Proof of certain facts
49. Duties of operator
The operator of a motor vehicle shall—50. Power of MEC in respect of motor vehicles, drivers and activities of operators
51. Act or omission of manager, agent or employee of operator
Chapter VII
Road safety
52. Powers and functions of Director-General
53. Delegation by Director-General
Chapter VIII
Dangerous goods
54. Transportation of certain dangerous goods prohibited
No person shall, except as prescribed, offer for transportation in a vehicle, or transport in a vehicle, or accept after transportation in, on or by a vehicle, any prescribed dangerous goods.55. Appointment of dangerous goods inspector or inspectorate
Chapter IX
Road traffic signs and general speed limit
56. Minister may prescribe road traffic signs
57. Authority to display road traffic signs
58. Failure to obey road traffic sign prohibited
59. Speed limit
60. Certain drivers may exceed general speed limit
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 59, the driver of a fire-fighting vehicle, a rescue vehicle or an ambulance who drives such vehicle in the carrying out of his or her duties, a traffic officer who drives a vehicle in the carrying out of his or her duties or any person driving a vehicle while engaged in civil protection as contemplated in any ordinance made in terms of section 3 of the Civil Protection Act, 1977 (Act No. 67 of 1977), may exceed the applicable general speed limit: Provided that—Chapter X
Accidents and accident reports
61. Duty of driver in event of accident
62. Garage to keep record of motor vehicle involved in accident
Chapter XI
Reckless or negligent driving, inconsiderate driving, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug having a narcotic effect, and miscellaneous offences
63. Reckless or negligent driving
64. Inconsiderate driving
No person shall drive a vehicle on a public road without reasonable consideration for any other person using the road.65. Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drug having narcotic effect, or with excessive amount of alcohol in blood or breath
66. Unauthorised acts in relation to vehicle
67. Furnishing false information prohibited
Without derogating from any other provision of this Act, no person shall—68. Unlawful acts in relation to registration plates, registration number, registration mark or certain documents
Chapter XII
Presumptions and legal procedure
69. Presumptions regarding public road, freeway and public road in urban area
70. Presumption regarding mass ascertained by means of mass-measuring bridge or other mass-measuring instrument
Where in any prosecution for an alleged contravention of any provision of this Act, evidence to prove such contravention is tendered of any mass as ascertained by means of a mass-measuring bridge or other mass-measuring instrument, such mass shall be deemed to be correct in the absence of evidence to the contrary.71. Presumption regarding gross vehicle mass of motor vehicle
Where in any prosecution in terms of this Act it is alleged that an offence was committed in relation to the gross vehicle mass of a motor vehicle, the mass so alleged shall, in the absence of evidence as contemplated in section 70, be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to be the gross vehicle mass of such vehicle.72. Proof of gross vehicle mass of motor vehicle
Any document purporting to have been issued by a manufacturer and stating the gross vehicle mass of any particular model of motor vehicle manufactured by such manufacturer, shall be prima facie proof as to the gross vehicle mass of such model.73. Presumption that owner drove or parked vehicle
74. Presumption regarding officers
In any prosecution in terms of this Act, the fact that any person purports to act or has purported to act as a traffic officer, an inspector of licences, an examiner of vehicles or an examiner for driving licences, shall be prima facie proof of his or her appointment and authority so to act: Provided that this section shall not apply to a prosecution on a charge for impersonation.Chapter XIII
Regulations
75. Power of Minister to make regulations
76. Incorporation of standards by reference
Chapter XIV
Registers and records
77. Registers or records to be kept
78. Copy of entry in register or record to be prima facie proof
79. Cognisance may be taken of information contained in register or record
The Minister or the MEC concerned may, in exercising a discretion or taking a decision in terms of this Act, take cognisance of the information contained in a register or record contemplated in section 77.Chapter XV
General provisions
80. Parking for disabled persons
Any disabled person who has been exempted from the laws relating to parking in accordance with the laws of any province, and to whom proof of such exemption has been issued, shall be deemed to be so exempted from the laws applicable in the areas of jurisdiction of all local authorities in the Republic, but only to the extent to which that disabled person is exempted from the laws applicable in the area of jurisdiction of the local authority concerned.81. Vehicle and load may be exempted from provisions of Act
An MEC may, subject to such conditions and upon payment of such fees or charges as he or she may determine, authorise in writing, either generally or specifically, the operation on a public road of a vehicle which does not comply with the provisions of this Act or the conveyance on a public road of passengers or any load otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act.82. Inspections for ensuring that provisions of Act are given effect to
83. Doubt regarding use or classification of vehicle
If, for the purposes of this Act, doubt arises as to the use to which any vehicle is put or the classification of any vehicle, such matter shall be submitted to the Minister for decision.84. Variation of prescribed form
The Minister may, in any such circumstances as he or she may deem expedient, authorise a registering or other authority to use, in place of a form prescribed for a particular purpose, a form which varies from such prescribed form, and in respect of such authority such varied form shall be deemed to be the prescribed form for that purpose.85. Issue of document as proof of driving licence in special circumstances
86. Signature upon documents
Any person who is unable to sign his or her name shall, whenever his or her signature is required upon any document in terms of this Act, impress in place thereof his or her left thumb print upon the space within which he or she would otherwise have been required to sign his or her name, and if his or her left thumb print is not available, he or she shall in place thereof press another of his or her fingerprints, and in such latter event the document so marked shall be endorsed by the officer in whose presence the print was made, identifying the finger used.87. Service of notices
88. State bound
This Act shall bind the State and any person in the service of the State: Provided that the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, exempt the State or any department thereof or any such person from any provision of this Act, subject to such conditions as the Minister may determine.89. Offences and penalties
90. Apportionment of fines
Subject to sections 6 and 8 of the Finance and Financial Adjustments Acts Consolidation Act, 1977 (Act No. 11 of 1977), and section 341(2)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No.51 of 1977), all fines imposed or moneys estreated as bail in respect of any offence in terms of this Act shall be paid into the appropriate accounts as determined by the laws of each province.91. Delegation by Minister and MEC
92. Provincial laws
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law contained, but subject to this Act—93. Repeal of laws, and savings
94. Short title and commencement
History of this document
20 November 2010 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
National Road Traffic Amendment Act, 1999
Amended by
National Road Traffic Amendment Act, 2008
07 October 2003 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
National Road Traffic Amendment Act, 2003
30 April 2003 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
National Road Traffic Amendment Act, 2003
01 August 2001
Commenced by
National Road Traffic Act, 1996: Commencement
01 August 2000 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
National Road Traffic Amendment Act, 1998
Amended by
National Road Traffic Amendment Act, 1999
Commenced by
National Road Traffic Act, 1996: Commencement
22 November 1996 this version
12 November 1996
Assented to
Cited documents 6
Act 6
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2. | Businesses Act, 1991 | 495 citations |
3. | Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act, 1989 | 245 citations |
4. | Finance and Financial Adjustments Acts Consolidation Act, 1977 | 72 citations |
5. | General Law Third Amendment Act, 1993 | 39 citations |
6. | Transport General Amendment Act, 1995 | 16 citations |