National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter VI : Fitness of VehiclesPart I : Testing stations, roadworthy certificates and certification of roadworthiness148. Notice in terms of section 44 of Act to discontinue operation of motor vehicle |
| (1) | A traffic officer, or examiner of vehicles acting in conjunction with a traffic officer, may in terms of section 44 of the Act, issue a notice on form NTDVT as shown in Schedule 2, to direct that a vehicle shall not be operated on a public road upon the conditions prescribed in subregulation (2), in which event he or she shall remove and destroy the licence disc or licence and roadworthy certificate disc of the motor vehicle. |
[Regulation 148(1) substituted by regulation 40 of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
| (2) | The said notice may contain conditions to the effect that the vehicle may be operated on a public road for a specified period, which may not exceed 14 days, subject to limitations with respect to speed, route or any other limitation determined by the traffic officer, or examiner of vehicles acting in conjunction with a traffic officer. |
| (3) | The traffic officer, or examiner of vehicles acting in conjunction with a traffic officer, shall ensure that the particulars of the vehicle concerned is updated in the register of motor vehicles to the effect that a notice in terms of section 44 of the Act has been issued with respect to the vehicle, that the vehicle may not be operated on a public road and that the vehicle does not comply with the requirements for certification of roadworthiness. |
| (4) | The motor vehicle concerned shall be taken to a testing station where the vehicle shall be dealt with in the manner contemplated in regulations 139, 140 and 141. |