S.L. 499.59 Art. 29Advertisements.

(1) Without prejudice to the provision of regulation 28, a taxi may display advertisements and the taxi operations contact detail on any part of its body other than, in the case of a taxi which is not an electric mini cab, on the bonnet, the front doors, the front mudguards and wheel-arches which shall remain at all times painted white in colour.

(2) Where any advertisement, lettering or other printed matter is displayed in contravention of any law or any regulation made thereunder, the Authority may suspend the licence of such taxi unless and until the matter is regularised.

(3) Without prejudice to the above provisions, nothing shall be permitted to obstruct or otherwise interfere with the view of the driver or substantially hinder the view of passengers.

(4) The Authority may order a licence holder to remove any advertising whatsoever from any of his taxis.

(5) A licence holder shall only use the word "taxi" in advertising or marketing taxi services provided by him and shall refrain from using the said word to promote other types of passenger transport operations.

(6) The word "taxi" shall not be used to advertise any service delivered through the use of any vehicle which is not registered and licensed as a taxi.

(7) The sign prescribed in the Sixth Schedule, in any colour or form, shall not be used to advertise any service delivered through the use of any vehicle which is not registered and licensed as a taxi.

(8) No vehicle used for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward other than vehicles licensed as taxis in terms of these regulations may display any sign of whatsoever nature on any part of its roof.