Long title

To provide for the regulation of minibus taxi-type services pending the promulgation of comprehensive public transport legislation; to provide for passenger transport planning; to provide for the establishment of a Provincial Permissions Board, a Provincial Appeal Tribunal and a Provincial Taxi Registrar; to provide for the registration of minibus taxi associations, members and non-members; to provide for the regulation and control of the minibus taxi industry; to exclude the provisions of the Road Transportation Act, 1977, from applying to minibus taxi-type services; and to provide for matters connected therewith

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	CONTENTS OF ACT
	CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
1.	Definitions
	CHAPTER 2. NORTHERN PROVINCE PERMISSIONS BOARD
2.	Establishment of Northern Province Permissions Board
3.	Composition of Board
4.	Meetings of Board
5.	Procedure at meetings of Board
6.	Remuneration and allowances of members of Board
7.	Staff of Board
8.	Functions of Board
9.	Designation of inspectors
	CHAPTER 3. PROVINCIAL APPEAL TRIBUNAL
10.	Establishment of Provincial Appeal Tribunal
11.	Meetings of Tribunal
12.	Appeal to Tribunal
13.	Staff of Tribunal
	CHAPTER 4. TRANSPORT PLANNING
14.	General principles for transport planning,, and its relationship with land development
15.	Provincial land transport framework
16.	Types of plans required by this Act
17.	Planning authorities
18.	Current public transport records
19.	Permissions strategies
20.	Rationalisation plans
21.	Public transport plans
22.	Integrated transport plans
23.	General provincial principles and policy for land transport in the context of development
24.	Conflicts between transport planning and land development objectives or planning
25.	MEC's power to make regulations regarding transport planning
	CHAPTER 5. APPOINTMENT OF PROVINCIAL TAXI REGISTRAR AND REGISTRATION OF TAXI ASSOCIATIONS, MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS
26.	Provincial Taxi Registrar
27.	Functions of Registrar
28.	Functions of MEC
29.	Registration of associations, members and non-members
30.	Distinguishing marks
31.	Panel of Assessors
32.	Updating of information
33.	Failure by an association or non-member to comply with its constitution or the Code of Conduct for Non-Members, respectively, and disciplinary powers of Registrar
	CHAPTER 6. REGULATION AND CONTROL OF MINIBUS TAXI-TYPE SERVICES
34.	Application in respect of a permission
35.	Continuation and conversion of existing permits
36.	Conversion of permits not allowed in certain circumstances
37.	Manner of converting permits to permissions
38.	Exemptions
39.	Disposal of applications in respect of a permission
40.	Substitution of motor vehicles
41.	Publication of application and representations in respect of a permission
42.	Matters to be taken into consideration in disposing of an application in respect of a permission
43.	Inter-provincial taxi services
44.	International taxi services
45.	Tourist services
46.	Validity period of a permission
47.	Issue of permissions and provisions thereof
48.	Record of permissions
49.	Temporary replacement of motor vehicle to which a permission relates
50.	Additional authority conveyed by a permission
51.	Duties of a holder of a permission
52.	Withdrawal, suspension or amendment of a permission
53.	Withdrawal of a permission in terms of a passenger transport plan
54.	Impoundment of motor vehicles
55.	Special measures in certain areas
	CHAPTER 7. LAW ENFORCEMENT
56.	Offences and prohibitions
57.	Presumptions and proof under this Act
58.	Jurisdiction
59.	Limitation of liability
	CHAPTER 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS
60.	Regulations
61.	By-laws
62.	Finances
63.	Repeal of laws, and savings
64.	Short title and commencement

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