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 NORTHERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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Northern Province Road Traffic Act, No. 5 of 1997 

Long title


To consolidate and amend the provisions relating to road traffic which should apply in this Province, and to provide for matters connected therewith

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Definitions
CHAPTER I. REGISTERING AUTHORITIES AND OFFICERS
2. Appointment of registering authorities
3. Appointment of officers
4. Application for registration as inspector of licences, examiner of vehicles, examiner for driving licences or traffic officer
5. Registration and grading of officers
6. Suspension and withdrawal of registration of officer
7. Powers and duties of inspector of licences
8. Powers and duties of examiner of vehicles
9. Powers and duties of examiner for driving licences
10. Powers and duties of traffic officer
11. Failure to comply with instruction or direction of inspector of licences, traffic officer, examiner of vehicles or peace officer
12. Impersonating authorized offer of peace officer or inducing any such officer to forsake his or her duty
CHAPTER II. INSTRUCTORS
13. Instructor to be registered
14. Application for registration as instructor
15. Registration and grading of instructors
16. Suspension and cancellation of registration of instructor
CHAPTER III. INSPECTORATE OF TESTING STATIONS AND DRIVING LICENCE TESTING CENTRES
17. Appointment of inspectorate of testing stations
18. Appointment of inspectorate of driving licence testing centres
CHAPTER IV. PARKING FEES
19. Power of local authority to collect parking fees
CHAPTER V. PRESUMPTIONS AND LEGAL PROCEDURE
20. Presumption in regard to public road, freeway and public road in urban area
21. Presumption that owner drove or parked vehicle
22. Presumption in regard to officers
CHAPTER VI. APPEALS
23. Right of appeal to Premier
24. Right of appeal to MEC
CHAPTER VII. REGULATIONS AND BY-LAWS
25. Power of MEC to make regulations
26. Power of local authority to make by-laws
27. Local authority may determine fees
CHAPTER VIII. REGISTERS AND RECORDS
28. Registers of records to be kept
29. Copy of entry in register or record to be evidence
30. Cognizance may be taken of information contained in register or record
CHAPTER IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS
31. Parking of medical personnel
32. Special provisions relating to parking
33. MEC may authorise certain refunds
34. Registering authority subject to inspection by Auditor-General
35. Inspections for ensuring that provisions of this Act are being given effect to
36. Variation of prescribed form
37. Signature upon documents
38. Service of notices
39. State bound
40. Offences and penalties
41. Apportionment of fees
42. Apportionment of fines
43. Delegation
44. Repeal of laws and savings
45. Short title and commencement
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