| (a) |
80 kilometres per hour shall, subject to the proviso to the said section, apply in respect to— |
| (i) |
a goods vehicle the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 9 000 kilograms; |
| (ii) |
a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a goods vehicle, being the drawing vehicle, and one or two trailers of which the sum of the gross vehicle mass of the goods vehicle and of the trailer or trailers exceeds 9 000 kilograms; |
| (iii) |
an articulated motor vehicle, of which the gross combination mass of the truck-tractor exceeds 9 000 kilograms; or |
| (iv) |
any breakdown vehicle that is towing another vehicle; |
| (b) |
100 kilometres per hour shall, subject to the proviso to the said section, apply in respect of— |
| (ii) |
a minibus or a midibus operating in terms of an operating licence; |
| (iii) |
a rapid transport bus and a rapid transport bus-train; and |
| (aa) |
a goods vehicle the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 3 500 kilograms does not exceed 9 000 kilograms; or |
| (bb) |
a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a goods vehicle, being the drawing vehicle, and one or two trailers of which the sum of the gross vehicle mass of the goods vehicle and of the trailer or trailers exceeds 3 500 kilograms but does not exceed 9 000 kilograms. |
[Regulation 293(1)(b(iv) inserted by regulation 3(c) of Notice No. 1408 of 2016]
[Regulation 293(1)(b) substituted by regulation 3 of Notice No. 1408 of 2016]
(2)
| (a) |
There shall be displayed on the rear of a goods vehicle contemplated in subregulation (1)(a), a sign denoting that such goods vehicle is subject to a speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour, and such sign shall comply with the requirements of SANS 1329 "Retro-reflective and Fluorescent Warning Signs for Road Vehicles", Part 3: Signs other than triangles, chevron signs and abnormal load vehicle signs, with respect to the colours displayed on such sign. |
[Regulation 293(2)(a) substituted by regulation 69(a) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
| (b) |
There shall be displayed on the rear of a motor vehicle referred to in subregulation (1)(b) a sign denoting that such vehicle is subject to a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour, and such sign shall comply with the requirements of the standard specification referred to in paragraph (a) with respect to the colours displayed on such sign. |
| (3) |
Notwithstanding any provision in these regulations, for the purposes of this regulation, the term goods vehicle shall not include a haulage tractor. |
[Regulation 293(3) inserted by regulation 69(b) of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
[Regulation 293 substituted by regulation 64 of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]
Petroleum Products Act, 1977
