| 2. |
A number plate affixed to a motor vehicle in the G-Fleet must be an embossed aluminium number plate, which must comply with— |
| (a) |
SANS1116 "Retro-reflective number plates for motor vehicles", Part 1: "Blank number plates (aluminium)"; and |
| (b) |
SANS1116 "Retro-reflective number plates for motor vehicles", Part 2: "Number plates (aluminium)". |
| 3. |
A number plate contemplated in paragraph 2 must— |
| (a) |
bear a South African Bureau of Standards certification mark on the bottom right below the licence mark of the Gauteng Province; |
| (b) |
bear a security feature positioned immediately below the United Nations Country Sign "ZA" as referred to in paragraph 4(4), and that must— |
| (i) |
be 10 mm x 10 mm in size; |
| (ii) |
be in the form of a square two-dimensional barcode applied by means of pin stamping; |
| (iii) |
be created by using GS1 Standard Data Matrix ECC200 barcodes; and |
| (iv) |
carry the unique identification code for each number plate, which must act as the carrier of the information for authentication and track and trace purposes. |
| (c) |
bear the mark of the manufacturer and the batch number of the blank plate,— |
| (i) |
in the case of blank number plates 520 mm x 113 mm in size, both at the bottom right corner of the dividing line; and |
| (ii) |
in the case of blank number plates 250 mm x 205 mm, and 250 mm x 165 mm in size, both at the bottom left corner of the dividing line; |
| (d) |
have a white retro-reflective surface; |
| (e) |
have letters and figures in red; and |
| (f) |
be clearly legible and visible. |
| 4. |
The number plate referred to in paragraph 2 must display— |
| (i) |
in the colours specified in SANS 1091: National Colour Code; |
| (ii) |
on the top left before the dividing line; |
| (iii) |
the dimensions of which must be as follows: |
| (aa) |
For the 520 mm x 113 mm and the 250 mm x 205 mm number plates, 35 mm x 23,33 mm; |
| (bb) |
for the 250 mm x 165 mm number plate, 18 mm x 12 mm; and |
| (cc) |
positioned 11 mm from the left and 13 mm from the top edges of the number plate, in terms of SANS 1116; |
| (b) |
a decal, which complies with SANS 1116 that must be permanently affixed to the number plate in the space below the security feature contemplated in paragraph 3(b), and that must— |
| (i) |
self-destruct if an attempt is made to remove such decal; |
| (ii) |
have a dimension of 36 mm X16 mm with a coloured background with black or white letters and figures depicting the year of expiry of the number plate; |
| (iii) |
have a sequential number containing letters identifying the province and a sequence of at least nine figures; and |
| (iv) |
have a rectangular two-dimensional barcode of a size 8 mm x 8 mm, which must be used to link the decal to the unique identification code of that number plate; |
| (c) |
the country name: "South Africa", in capital Latin characters using bold Arial font not exceeding size 24 and not exceeding 6 mm in height and 40 mm in width, positioned immediately below the national flag; |
| (d) |
the United Nations code for South Africa: "ZA", in black, immediately below the county name: "South Africa", and above the square two-dimensional barcode; |
| (e) |
a vertical black dividing line, with a width of 2 mm and positioned 60 mm from the left edge of the number plate, and which must separate the graphics on the number plate from the licence number on the number plate; |
| (f) |
the word "GAUTENG", on the top of the number plate centred between the dividing line and the right edge of the number plate in black Arial font of a size of 6 mm for all number plates,except number plates of the size 250 mm x 165 mm, which must have wording of the size 4 mm; |
| (g) |
the allocated licence number to the right of the dividing line; and |
| (h) |
the licence mark of Gauteng Province after the licence number. |
| 5. |
The letters and figures on a number plate must be arranged— |
| (a) |
with all the letters and figures in one line; |
| (b) |
with the letters preceding the figures in one line and immediately thereunder, the figures and, if applicable, the last letter in one line; or |
| (c) |
with the letters or the figures in one line, and immediately thereunder— |
| (i) |
the figures and letters; |
| (ii) |
the letters and letters; or |
| (iii) |
the letters and figures, |
and, if applicable, immediately thereunder, the letters in one line.
| 6. |
The national flag,the country name: "SOUTH AFRICA", the United Nations code: "ZA", and all characters contemplated in this Schedule must be printed under the topcoat of the retro-reflective surface in accordance with SANS:1 116 with translucent ink. |
| 7. |
A number plate complying with the specifications stipulated in this Schedule shall look substantially similar to the Government Vehicle Number Plate (Red) example illustrated below, |
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
