National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter VI : Fitness of VehiclesPart IV : Loads on vehicles232. Mass of person and luggage for determining maximum load for homologation and testing purposes |
For the purpose of establishing the maximum mass of a person and his or her hand luggage which may be conveyed on a motor vehicle for the purpose of determining the seating capacity of such vehicle to homologate a vehicle—
| (a) | the mass of a person together with his or her hand luggage shall, be taken as 68 kilograms; |
| (b) | in the case of a motor vehicle which is fitted with— |
| (i) | a luggage compartment, the mass of luggage shall be calculated at the rate of 100 kilograms per cubic metre; or |
| (ii) | a roof rack, the mass of luggage shall be calculated at the rate of 75 kilograms per square metre of area of the roof rack: |
Provided that where a motor vehicle is examined for the purpose of obtaining a roadworthy certificate as contemplated in regulation 142, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the determination of the seating capacity of such motor vehicle.
[Regulation 232 substituted by regulation 52 of Notice No. R. 1341 of 2003]