National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)Chapter V : Fitness of vehicles42. Certification of roadworthiness required in respect of motor vehicle |
| 1) | No person shall operate a motor vehicle, which is not in a roadworthy condition on a public road. |
| 2) | No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public road unless the requirements in respect of a certification of roadworthiness contemplated in subsection (4) in relation to such motor vehicle are complied with, and except in accordance with the conditions of such certification of roadworthiness. |
| 3) | No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public road unless the requirements in respect of a roadworthy certificate contemplated in subsection (4) in relation to such motor vehicle are complied with, and except in accordance with the conditions of such roadworthy certificate. |
| 4) | Subject to this Chapter – |
| a) | the classes of motor vehicles requiring certification of roadworthiness and the classes of motor vehicles requiring roadworthy certificates; |
| b) | the period of validity of certification of roadworthiness and roadworthy certificates; |
| c) | the examination of motor vehicles; |
| d) | the certification of roadworthiness and issue of roadworthy certificates; and |
| e) | any other aspect regarding certification of roadworthiness and roadworthy certificates which the Minister may deem necessary or expedient, shall be as prescribed. |
| 5) | Any document issued by a competent authority in a prescribed territory relating to any vehicle registered in such prescribed territory and serving a similar purpose to that of certification of roadworthiness or a roadworthy certificate shall, in accordance with the conditions thereof but subject to this Act, be regarded to be certification of roadworthiness or a roadworthy certificate relating to any such vehicle registered in the prescribed territory for the purpose of subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be. |