| (a) |
No person may drive a vehicle into or in a traffic-free zone or park such vehicle in that zone unless a prescribed notice authorising the presence of the vehicle in that zone is displayed on the vehicle in the prescribed manner. |
| (b) |
For the purposes of paragraph (a), a traffic-free zone is any public road or area that is— |
| (i) |
identified by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, after consultation with all other stakeholders, as a traffic-free zone; and |
| (ii) |
clearly marked in the prescribed manner as a traffic-free zone. |
| (2) |
A peace officer must refuse a person permission to drive a vehicle into a traffic-free zone unless a notice contemplated in subsection (1)(a) is displayed on such vehicle. |
| (3) |
A peace officer who finds a vehicle parked or being driven in a traffic-free zone without displaying a notice contemplated in subsection (1)(a) must— |
| (a) |
direct the person who is driving the vehicle to leave that zone immediately; |
| (b) |
if the owner or person who parked the vehicle is readily available, order such owner or person to remove the vehicle from that zone; or |
| (c) |
if the owner or person who parked the vehicle is not readily available, remove the vehicle from that zone and impound the vehicle. |
| (4) |
For the purposes of subsection (3)(c), regulation 305(6) of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000, applies with the necessary changes. |
| (a) |
contravenes or fails to comply with this section; or |
| (b) |
obstructs or hinders any peace officer in the exercise of his or her powers under this section, |
is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both a fine and such imprisonment.
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