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National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)

Chapter V : Fitness of vehicles

42. Certification of roadworthiness required in respect of motor vehicle

 

1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, which is not in a roadworthy condition on a public road.

 

2) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public road unless the requirements in respect of a certification of roadworthiness contemplated in subsection (4) in relation to such motor vehicle are complied with, and except in accordance with the conditions of such certification of roadworthiness.

 

3) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public road unless the requirements in respect of a roadworthy certificate contemplated in subsection (4) in relation to such motor vehicle are complied with, and except in accordance with the conditions of such roadworthy certificate.

 

4) Subject to this Chapter –
a) the classes of motor vehicles requiring certification of roadworthiness and the classes of motor vehicles requiring roadworthy certificates;
b) the period of validity of certification of roadworthiness and roadworthy certificates;
c) the examination of motor vehicles;
d) the certification of roadworthiness and issue of roadworthy certificates; and
e) any other aspect regarding certification of roadworthiness and roadworthy certificates which the Minister may deem necessary or expedient, shall be as prescribed.

 

5) Any document issued by a competent authority in a prescribed territory relating to any vehicle registered in such prescribed territory and serving a similar purpose to that of certification of roadworthiness or a roadworthy certificate shall, in accordance with the conditions thereof but subject to this Act, be regarded to be certification of roadworthiness or a roadworthy certificate relating to any such vehicle registered in the prescribed territory for the purpose of subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be.