Regulations > National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 > Chapter VI : Fitness of Vechicles > Part V : Provisions relating to passenger carrying vehicles

(1)	No person shall operate on a public road a bus in which a person is standing—

(a)	on any upper deck, steps, stairs or open platform;

(b)	in the cross passageway referred to in regulation 255; or

(c)	in any area of a bus first registered after 04 September 2006 with a ceiling height of less than one comma seven five metres except when entering or leaving such bus;

[Regulation 263(1)(c) replaced by regulation 19(a) of Notice No. R. 891 of 2006]

(2)	The maximum number of standing persons which may be carried in a bus shall be calculated in accordance with the formula—

in which formula –

A – B

(a)	"A" represents the total clear floor space in square metres of the bus;

(b)	"B" represents the total clear floor space in square metres of the areas referred to in subregulation (1); and

(c)	"C" represents the figure zero comma one-two-five being the clear floor space in square metres which shall be available for each standing person.

Provided that in the case of a rapid transport bus or rapid transport bus-train this figure shall be zero comma one six.

[Proviso to regulation 263(2)(c) inserted by regulation 21 of Notice No. R. 359 of 2010]

(3)	A bus carrying standing persons shall be equipped with sufficient hand straps, handrails or grab handles for all standing persons.

(4)	No person shall on a public road operate a minibus or midibus operated in terms of an operating licence issued in accordance with the NLTTA (Act No. 22 of 2000 ) in which a person is permitted to stand.

[Regulation 263(4) substituted by regulation 17(b) of Notice No. R. 871 of 2005]

National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)