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NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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North-West Road Traffic Act, No. 11 of 1997

Long title


To consolidate and amend the provisions relating to road traffic applicable in the North-West Province; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

CONTENTS
1. Definitions
CHAPTER 1 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. Power and duties of examiner for 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 officer or 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 driving licence testing centres
18. Appointment of inspectorate of testing station
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. 2Presumption 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 responsible Member
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
CHAPTER VIII REGISTERS AND RECORDS
28. Registers or 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. Personalised registration plates
34. Application for personalised registration plates
35. Transfer of personalised registration plates to another vehicle or person
36. Personalised registration plates to be held by Department until ready to be affixed to vehicle
37. Voluntary or required surrender of registration plates
38. Certain letters and numbers not to be allocated
39. 3Responsible Member may authorise certain refunds
40. Registering authority subject to inspection by Auditor-General
41. Variation of prescribed form
42. Signature upon documents
43. Service of Notices
44. State bound
45. Offences and penalties
46. Apportionment of fees
47. Apportionment of fines
48. Delegation
49. Repeal of laws and savings
50. Short title and commencement
Sch. SCHEDULE 1
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