| (1) |
No person shall operate on a public road a combination of vehicles where the drawing vehicle is a minibus, bus, tractor or goods vehicle, if the permissible maximum combination mass of such combination is exceeded. |
| (2) |
The permissible maximum combination mass of a combination of vehicles shall be the least of the mass limits determined by— |
| (a) |
the sum of all the permissible maximum axle massloads and axle unit massloads of the combination of vehicles as contemplated in regulations 234 and 235; |
| (b) |
regulation 239(1)(b); |
| (d) |
regulation 239(3); and |
Provided that the permissible maximum combination mass of such combination shall not exceed 56 000 kilograms. Provided further that in the case where the drawing vehicle is a haulage tractor with a single driving axle, the permissible maximum combination mass shall not exceed 48 000 kilograms.
[Proviso substituted by regulation 55 of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
Petroleum Products Act, 1977
