Weigh-in-motion: legal framework in south africa

dc.contributor.authorSwanepoel, A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-29T20:05:33Z
dc.date.available2022-09-29T20:05:33Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionPapers presented at the 40th International Southern African Transport Conference on 04 -08 July 2022
dc.description.abstractThe presentation addresses the current legal position on the requirements for mass measuring. A quick history on the Trade Metrology Act, 77 of 1973 and the scope of the legislation. The provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 9 of 2014 and how it impacts on the equipment and measurements used for weigh in motion. The requirements in the National Road Traffic Act, 93 of 1996 controlling overloading of vehicles. The presumptons on the accuracy of weigh equipment and the calculations for permissible maximum masses. The challenges to use weigh-in-motion measurements to prosecute operators and drivers criminally or administratively.
dc.format.extent1 pages
dc.format.mediumPDF
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87384
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSouthern African Transport Conference
dc.rights©2022 Southern African Transport Conference
dc.subjectweigh-in-motion
dc.titleWeigh-in-motion: legal framework in south africa
dc.typeArticle

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