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KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Roads Act, No. 4 of 2001

Long title

To provide for the transformation, restructuring, establishment and control of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial road network; to develop and implement provincial road policy, norms and standards; to provide for optimum road safety standards, efficient and cost-effective management of the provincial road network, the maintenance of provincial road assets and the provision and development of equitable road access to all communities within the Province, including previously disadvantaged communities; to provide for transparency in the development and implementation of provincial road network policies and practices; and to provide for all matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
PART I. DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATION OF ACT
1. Definitions
2. Application of this Act
PART II. MINISTERIAL POWERS
3. Ministerial powers
PART III. PROVINCIAL ROADS
4. Vesting control, establishment, administration and management of provincial roads
5. Establishment, control, implementation, administration and management of provincial road network
6. Determination of standards for provincial and public roads
7. Declaration and de-declaration of provincial roads
8. Assessment of existing roads within the Province
9. Construction and maintenance of provincial roads
10. Access to main roads and district roads and closure of provincial roads
11. Junctions between public roads or public rights-of-way and provincial roads
12. Control of stormwater and watercourses on provincial roads
13. Structures adjacent to and on provincial roads
14. Fencing on provincial roads
15. Prohibition on abandoning vehicles, machines, parts or leaving refuse within the boundaries of provincial roads and road reserves
16. Damaging provincial roads
17. Obstruction of officials, surveyors or contractors or interference with survey pegs
18. Trading on or adjacent to main roads, district roads or local roads
PART IV. DEVELOPMENT AFFECTING PROVINCIAL ROAD NETWORK
19. Development plans
20. Restriction on subdivision of land
21. Land use changes and development proposals
22. Amendment, rescission or lapsing of development proposals
23. Exemptions
PART V. ESTABLISHMENT, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF RESTING PLACES FOR LIVESTOCK
24. Declaration and de-declaration of a resting place
25. Minister not liable for claim
26. Prohibition of movement of livestock on public roads
27. Impounding uncontrolled livestock
PART VI. ACQUISITION AND EXPROPRIATION OF LAND
28. Acquisition and expropriation of land, material on or in land and right to use land temporarily
PART VII. REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FROM LAND AND COMPENSATION
29. Removal of materials from land and compensation
PART VIII. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND VESTING IN A RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY OR MUNICIPALITY
30. Acquisition of land and vesting in a responsible authority or municipality
PART IX. PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
31. Public right-of-way
PART X. ADVERTISING ON PROVINCIAL ROADS
32. Prohibition of certain advertisements on or adjacent to provincial roads
33. Permission to display advertisements
PART XI. ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS
34. Environmental policy
35. Environmental obligation
36. Environmental impact assessment
PART XII. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ADVISORY AND TECHNICAL BODIES
37. Public participation
38. Advisory bodies
39. Mandatory declaration of interests and conflicts of interests by members of advisory and technical bodies established by the Minister
PART XIII. INSPECTION
40. Inspection of property
41. Inspection procedure for monitoring
42. Offences
PART XIV. INTERNAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT DECISIONS
43. Internal review of departmental decisions
PART XV. REGULATIONS
44. Regulations
PART XVI. PROVINCIAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
45. Provincial roads administration and good governance
PART XVII. MINISTERIAL LIABILITY
46. Claims against Minister
47. Indemnification
PART XVIII. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
48. Offences
49. Penalties
PART XIX. SERVICE OF NOTICE
50. Service of notice
PART XX. REPEAL OF PRIOR STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS ACT
51. Repeal and amendment of laws and savings
52. Inconsistencies between different texts
53. State bound
54. Short title and date of commencement
Sch. SCHEDULE. [s51]

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