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Specific guidelines for recommendations pertaining to Tuk-tuks:
• Tuk-tuks to operate as a short distance mode;
• The service will be limited to one area or neighbourhood only, with a dedicated route description, not longer than 3
km and must be incorporated into the Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN);
• Maximum speed of 30km/hour;
• Children under the age of 13 years, must be accompanied by an adult when travelling on a Tuk-tuk;
• No Tuk-tuk Operating License can be converted to another mode of transport, if the business case does not proof
viable;
• Vehicles will be subject to regular inspection;
• A maximum of three persons (including the Driver) to be conveyed at any one time;
• Tuk-tuks may use normal road facilities for parking, safe stopping/loading areas in terms of the Road Traffic Act;
• The license shall be immediately withdrawn, in the following cases;
• Overloading,
• Operations on illegal routes,
o Vehicle standards not adhered too and
o When the service is not in operation for a six (6) month or 180-day period.
4. Conditions for Evaluation of Operating License Applications
This section gives an outline the conditions for the evaluation and assessment of operating licenses applications and
includes, route descriptions, duration, etc. This takes into account the under-supply and over-supply of services on routes,
proposed plans to reduce oversupply and the relationship of public transport facilities.
The conditions consist of general conditions applicable to all transactions as well as conditions specific to public modes
of transport and the affected applicants. These modes include, Minibus Taxis-, Private Bus-, Learner-, Staff-, Long Distance
Public Transport-, Metered Taxis-, Charter-, Tourist-, Special Events and Major Special Events-, Courtesy- and Tuk-tuk
Services.
A key principle guiding the granting of transport operating licenses to service providers by Regulating Entities is not to
grant operating licenses when the City does not support an application. This is based on Sections 55 (transport plans), 56
(contracted services) and 57 (non-contracted service) of the NLTA (Act 5 of 2009).
4.1 Conditions for Non-Contracted Services
To grant, renew, amend, or transfer of an operating license for a non-contracted service following conditions apply:
• The service must be encapsulated in the City’s CITP. (NLTA Section 57 (1) (a));
• The vehicle to provide the service must be suitable for that purpose (NLTA Section 57 (1) (b));
• Official facilities, terminals, ranks or interchanges for boarding or alighting, and for holding or parking vehicles
engaged in the operation of that service must be available (NLTA Section 57 (1) (c));
• Compliance with the City’s by-laws and any regulations, prohibitions, limitations or restrictions (NLTA Section 57 (1) (d));
• That the applicant has no previous convictions of any offences as prescribed in the NLTA Section 57 (1) (e), the NLTR’s
Regulation (18) as well as the Western Cape Regulations on Operating Licenses, 2002;
• The City considers that the applicant has the ability to operate the service in a manner satisfactory to the public (NLTA
Section 57 (1) (f));
• In terms of Section 55 (1) of the NLTA, the Planning Authority directs the RE with respect the issuing of OL’s and that
the RE may not grant an OL that is in contrary to the CITP;
• The transfer of any OL will only be supported by the City if converted to a definite OL (Section 58 (2));
• Operating licenses will not be allowed to be ceded, alienated or hired out (Section 77 of the NLTA);
• Proof of operation must be confirmed with a 180 letter unless safe-keeping provisions are arranged;
• Transfers must be supported by an affected association;
• Detailed route descriptions must be submitted;
• With transfers in the case of death the Master of High Court must confirm the distribution of assets.
• Renewals will be considered in terms of Regulation 25 of the NLTR;
• Conversions will be considered in terms of Regulation 14 of the NLTR;
• Amendments consisting of replacement of vehicle and application for additional authority will be considered in terms
of Section 64 and 77 of the NLTA;
• With respect to routes, should inter-association agreements on the same routes be breached, then authorities will
summarily be cancelled in terms of Section 79 of the NLTA;
• Applications on routes that will lead to destructive competition will be rejected;
• The applications for all new operating licenses are subject to Section 54 of the NLTA;
• The OL must explicitly stipulate the official ranks/ facilities/ Interchanges/ spaces where loading/ranking can take
place and facilities where passengers will be set down;
• The service must be provided on all the routes authorised by the OL;
• The authorised vehicle, must be operated in accordance with any management procedures and/or regulations and/
or by-laws of the City;
• Rank tokens will be suspended in the event of non-compliance to the management procedures and/or regulations
and/or by-laws (Traffic By-law Section 6);
• The operator must sign an agreement with the City for the use of its facilities, before uplifting an OL.
4.2 Charter Services
This category of service which includes private busses as non-contracted, regular daily services is managed through
Charter Services Operating licenses which is completely managed by the PRE in terms of the relevant Western Cape
Government Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Section 67 of the NLTA provides for the conditions of Charter Services.
4.3 Scholar Transport
Section 72 of the NLTA and Regulation 42 of the NLTR provides for the conditions of this type of service.