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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 V : Provisions relating to passenger carrying vehicles

262. Tilt angle

 

(1) No person shall operate a double-deck bus on a public road unless such bus is capable of being tilted sideways to an angle of at least 23 degrees in either direction from the upright position without overturning while—
(a) every seat on the upper deck of the bus carries a mass of 68 kilograms;
(b) an additional mass of 68 kilograms is placed on the upper deck of the bus to represent a conductor;
(c) the goods compartment on the upper deck of the bus, if any, is loaded to capacity;
(d) except for a mass of 68 kilograms on the driving seat, the lower deck of the bus is empty; and
(e) the bus is ready for the road, except for an empty fuel tank.

[Regulation 262(1) substituted  by regulation 53A of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]

 

(1A) No person shall operate a minibus, midibus or single deck bus on a public road after 4 September 2006, unless such minibus, midibus or single-deck bus is capable of being tilted sideways at an angle of at least 28 degrees in either direction from the upright position without overturning while each seat is loaded with a mass of 68 kilograms.

[Regulation 262(1A) substituted by regulation 20(a) of Notice No. R. 359 of 2010]

 

(1B) For the purposes of issuing a certification of roadworthiness in respect of a double-deck or single- deck bus, which includes a midibus, an examiner may demand the production of a manufacturer's certificate or other like certificate which certifies that such minibus, midibus or bus complies with the provisions of subregulation (1).

[Third regulation 262(1) replaced as regulation 262(1B) by regulation 18 of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]

 

(2) For the purposes of issuing a certification of roadworthiness in respect of a double-deck bus, an examiner of vehicles may demand the production of a manufacturer's certificate or other like certificate which certifies that such bus complies with the provisions of subregulation (1).