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

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National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter VI : Fitness of Vehicles

Part II : Equipment on or in respect of vehicles

168. Rear Lamps

 

(1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public road, excluding a motor vehicle which was first registered before 1 January 1981, a motor cycle or a motor tricycle, unless such motor vehicle is fitted with at least one lamp on each side at the rear—
(a) emitting a red light to the rear with a minimum intensity of two candelas;
(b) positioned not further than 400 millimetres from the outer edges of the widest part of such motor vehicle; and
(c) positioned not lower than 350 millimetres or higher than one and a half metres above ground level, but if it is not practical, or impossible due to the structure of the vehicle to position such lamps within one and a half metres above ground level, not higher than two comma one metres above ground level.

 

(2) A motor vehicle which was first registered before 1 January 1981 may be fitted with such lamps in such positions as are prescribed in subregulation (1), but shall be fitted with at least one lamp at the rear, emitting a red light to the rear with a minimum intensity of two candelas, positioned in the centre or to the right of the longitudinal centre-line of such vehicle, not lower than 300 millimetres and not higher than two comma one metres above ground level.

 

(3) No person shall operate a motor cycle or a motor tricycle on a public road unless such motor cycle or motor tricycle is fitted with such a lamp in such a position at the rear as prescribed in subregulation (2).

 

(4) Rear lamps fitted to motor vehicles in addition to those prescribed in this regulation may be fitted higher than two comma one metres above ground level.

 

(5) A motor vehicle which is towed by a breakdown vehicle shall be fitted with a separate temporary set of rear lamps while such motor vehicle is being towed.