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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections on measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Public Transport Services for adjusted Alert Level 37. Public transport services, private vehicles and loading capacity of public transport vehicles |
| (1) | Intra-provincial and inter-provincial travel, including long distance travel, by private vehicles and public transport services are permitted. |
| (2) | For purposes of long distance travel, as contemplated in regulation 43(1) of the Regulations— |
| (a) | minibus, midi bus or minibus taxi-type services are permitted to carry not more than 70% of their maximum licensed passenger carrying capacity for intra-provincial long distance travel and inter-provincial travel and are subject to the following limitations: |
| (i) | A minibus licensed to carry 10 passengers, is limited to carry a maximum of 7 passengers; |
| (ii) | a minibus licensed to carry 15 passengers, is limited to carry the maximum of 10 passengers; and |
| (iii) | a midibus licensed to carry 22 passengers, is limited to carry a maximum of 15 passengers; |
| (b) | bus services are permitted to carry not more than 70% of their licensed passenger carrying capacity for intra-provincial and inter-provincial long distance travel; and |
| (c) | buses, taxis and trains that transport passengers for a journey that is regarded as long distance travel, may continue to complete the journey, despite the declared curfew times. |
| (3) | For purposes of any trip that is not regarded as long distance travel in terms of regulation 43(1) of the Regulations— |
| (a) | buses, minibuses, midi buses, minibuses, taxi-type services, e-hailing services, meter taxis, shuttle services, chauffeur driven vehicles and scholar transport vehicles are permitted to carry 100% of their maximum licensed passenger capacity; and |
| (b) | rail operations are permitted to carry not more than 70% of their licensed passenger capacity. |
