National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)
National Road Traffic Act, 2000
Chapter VI : Fitness of Vehicles
Part II : Equipment on or in respect of vehicles
181. Colour of lights
(1) Subject to the provisions of regulation 170(1), 171(1), 172, 175 or 176, no person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle which is fitted with or carries on it a lamp which—
(a) except in the case of a brake anti-lock warning light to the front of a trailer, emits a light which is not white, amber or yellow in colour towards the front;
(b) emits a light which is not yellow or amber in colour towards either side of the motor vehicle; or
(c) in the case of a direction indicator or reversing lamp complying with the provisions of these regulations, emits a light which is not red in colour towards the rear.
(2)
When two or more lamps of the same class emitting light in the same direction are fitted to a vehicle they shall emit light of the same colour.
Provided that no person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle fitted with any colour of lights other than the colour of lights prescribed in terms of these regulations.
