Stamp Duties Act, 1968 (Act 77 of 1968)
R 385
National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter VI : Fitness of VehiclesPart IV : Loads on vehicles247. Circumstances under which persons may be carried on goods vehicle |
No person shall operate on a public road a goods vehicle conveying persons unless that portion of the vehicle in which such persons are being conveyed is enclosed to a height of—
| (a) | at least 350 millimetres above the surface upon which such person is seated; or |
| (b) | at least 900 millimetres above the surface on which such person is standing, |
in a manner and with a material of sufficient strength to prevent such person from falling from such vehicle when it is in motion.
Provided that no person shall be conveyed in the goods compartment together with any tools or goods, except their personal effects, unless that portion in which such persons are being conveyed is separated by means of a partition, from the portion in which such goods are being conveyed.
[Proviso to regulation 247 inserted by regulation 38 of Notice No. R. 404 of 2007]
[Regulation 247 substituted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 761 of 2000]
