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

Regulations

National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter VI : Fitness of Vehicles

Part II : Equipment on or in respect of vehicles

217. Wheel flaps

 

(1) After 1 July 1999, no person shall operate a trailer with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 3 500 kg, or a bus or goods vehicle with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 7 500 kg, on a public road unless it is fitted with wheel flaps—
(a) which are properly maintained and approved by the vehicle manufacturer; or
(b) which comply with standard specification SABS 1496 "Wheel flaps fitted to motor vehicles".

 

(2) The provisions of subregulation (1) shall not apply to—
(a) a chassis or a cab and chassis which is being driven to a manufacturer, builder or motor dealer;
(b) a truck-tractor; or

[Regulation 217(2)(b) substituted by regulation 54 of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]

(c) a vehicle which complies with the provisions of standard specification SABS 1496 "Wheel flaps fitted to motor vehicles", due to its design.