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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Directions on measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Public Transport Services for adjusted Alert Level 3

7. Public transport services, private vehicles and loading capacity of public transport vehicles

 

(1) Intra-provincial and inter-provincial travel, including long distance travel, by private vehicles and public transport services are permitted.

 

(2) For purposes of long distance travel, as contemplated in regulation 43(1) of the Regulations—
(a) minibus, midi bus or minibus taxi-type services are permitted to carry not more than 70% of their maximum licensed passenger carrying capacity for intra-provincial long distance travel and inter-provincial travel and are subject to the following limitations:
(i) A minibus licensed to carry 10 passengers, is limited to carry a maximum of 7 passengers;
(ii) a minibus licensed to carry 15 passengers, is limited to carry the maximum of 10 passengers; and
(iii) a midibus licensed to carry 22 passengers, is limited to carry a maximum of 15 passengers;
(b) bus services are permitted to carry not more than 70% of their licensed passenger carrying capacity for intra-provincial and inter-provincial long distance travel; and
(c) buses, taxis and trains that transport passengers for a journey that is regarded as long distance travel, may continue to complete the journey, despite the declared curfew times.

 

(3) For purposes of any trip that is not regarded as long distance travel in terms of regulation 43(1) of the Regulations—
(a) buses, minibuses, midi buses, minibuses, taxi-type services, e-hailing services, meter taxis, shuttle services, chauffeur driven vehicles and scholar transport vehicles are permitted to carry 100% of their maximum licensed passenger capacity; and
(b) rail operations are permitted to carry not more than 70% of their licensed passenger capacity.