(1) | No person shall operate on a public road a minibus, bus, tractor or goods vehicle if the permissible maximum vehicle mass of such vehicle is exceeded. |
(2) | The permissible maximum vehicle mass of a vehicle shall be the least of the mass limits determined by— |
(a) | the sum of all the permissible maximum axle massloads and axle unit massloads of the vehicle as contemplated in regulations 234 and 235; |
(b) | regulation 239(1)(a)(i); |
(d) | regulation 239(3); and |
Provided that the permissible maximum vehicle mass of such vehicle shall not exceed 56 000 kilograms.