| (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; |
[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. |
Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
