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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 185 : Enforcement

Subpart 3 : Penalties

185.03.2 Administrative penalty

 

(1) An administrative penalty imposed in accordance with Regulation 185.03.1 shall be commensurate with the severity of an offence and shall not exceed the amounts prescribed in Table 1 or 2, as applicable.

 

(2) Where an administrative penalty is issued in a form of a spot fine, such spot fine may be imposed by an enforcement officer immediately upon receipt of an audit or inspection report with a serious regulatory contravention.

 

(3) A spot fine issued in terms of subregulation (2) shall be issued in line with the amounts provided in Table 1 and Table 2.

 

(4) If any person fails to pay an administrative penalty imposed on that person in terms of this Part, within the specified period, the Director may, by civil action in a competent court, recover such administrative penalty from such person as prescribed in section 144 of the Act.

 

Table 1:

 

MAXIMUM ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES: NATURAL PERSONS

REGULATION

1ST OFFENCE

2ND OFFENCE

3RD OFFENCE

185.01.2(a)

R10 000

R20 000

R32 000

185.01.2(b)

R10 000

R20 000

R32 000

185.01.2(c)

R10 000

R20 000

R32 000

185.01.2(d)

R20 000

R20 000

R64 000

185.01.2(e)

R20 000

R20 000

R64 000

185.01.2(f)

R20 000

R20 000

R64 000

185.01.2(g)

R20 000

R40 000

R64 000

185.01.2(h)

R20 000

R40 000

R64 000

185.01.2(i)

R20 000

R40 000

R64 000

185.01.2(j), (o) and (n)

R20 000

R40 000

R64 000

185.01.2(k)

R10 000

R20 000

R32 000

185.01.2(l)

R20 000

R40 000

R64 000

185.01.2(m)

Discretionary

Discretionary

Discretionary

 

Table 2:

 

MAXIMUM ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES: LEGAL PERSONS

REGULATION

1ST OFFENCE

2ND OFFENCE

3RD OFFENCE

185.01.2(a)

R32 000

R64 000

R128 000

185.01.2(b)

R32 000

R64 000

R128 000

185.01.2(c)

R32 000

R64 000

R128 000

185.01.2(d)

R48 000

R96 000

R192 000

185.01.2(e)

R48 000

R96 000

R192 000

185.01.2(f)

R48 000

R96 000

R192 000

185.01.2(g)

R80 000

R160 000

R320 000

185.01.2(h)

R80 000

R160 000

R320 000

185.01.2(i)

R80 000

R160 000

R320 000

185.01.2(j), (n) and (o)

R48 000

R96 000

R192 000

185.01.2(k)

R32 000

R64 000

R128 000

185.01.2(l)

R20 000

R40 000

R64 000

185.01.2(m)

Discretionary

Discretionary

Discretionary

 

[Regulation 185.03.2 substituted by section 3(j) of Notice No. 7845, GG55226, dated 21 August 2026 - Thirty-Sixth Amendment of Civil Aviation Regulations, 2026]