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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Cross-border Road
Transport Act,
No. 4 of 1998
Long title
To provide for co-operative and co-ordinated provision of advice, regulation, facilitation and law enforcement in respect of cross-border road transport by the public and private sectors; to that end, to provide for the establishment of the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency; to repeal certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
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Long title
To provide for co-operative and co-ordinated provision of advice, regulation, facilitation and law enforcement in respect of cross-border road transport by the public and private sectors; to that end, to provide for the establishment of the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency; to repeal certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS [...inserted by Act 2008_012_001_20080827] | |
| PART 1. DEFINITIONS | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| PART 2. ROAD TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES | |
| 2. | Authorisation to conclude road transport agreements |
| 3. | Equal treatment |
| PART 3. CROSS-BORDER ROAD TRANSPORT AGENCY | |
| 4. | Establishment of Agency |
| 5. | Representation by Board |
| 6. | Disqualifications |
| 7. | Period of office of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and other members |
| 8. | Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson |
| 9. | Alternate members |
| 10. | Notice of appointment |
| 11. | Vacation of, and removal from, office |
| 12. | Conditions of service of members or alternate members of Board |
| 13. | Regulatory Committee |
| 14. | Staff of Agency |
| 15. | Appointment of experts |
| 16. | Meetings and decisions |
| 17. | Procedures |
| 18. | Financing of Agency |
| 19. | Bookkeeping and auditing |
| 20. | Banking account |
| 21. | Financial year |
| 22. | Reporting |
| 22A. | Performance agreement [...inserted by Act 2007_042_005] |
| PART 4. SCOPE AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARD | |
| 23. | Functions of Board |
| PART 5. ADVISORY FUNCTIONS OF BOARD | |
| 24. | Advisory functions |
| PART 6. REGULATORY FUNCTIONS OF BOARD | |
| 25. | Permit application |
| 26. | Temporary permits |
| 27. | Freight transport |
| 28. | Passenger transport |
| 29. | Temporary replacement of vehicle |
| 30. | Withdrawal, suspension or variation of permit |
| 31. | Cabotage |
| 32. | Delegation of powers |
| 33. | Publication |
| 34. | Appeals [...Title amended by Act 1998_070_001_19981007 by way of unmarked omissoin and marked insertion - was entitled “Appeal”] |
| PART 7. FACILITATORY FUNCTIONS OF BOARD | |
| 35. | Facilitatory functions |
| 36. | Consultation |
| PART 8. LAW ENFORCEMENT | |
| 37. | Road Transport Inspectorate |
| 38. | Powers of national road transport inspector |
| 39. | Functions of road transport inspectors |
| 40. | Offences and penalties |
| 41. | Forfeiture |
| 42. | Evidential matters |
| 43. | Jurisdiction |
| 44. | Limitation of liability |
| 45. | Points demerit system |
| 46. | Co-operation between Board and cross-border road transport industry |
| 46A. | Special emergency measures [...inserted by Act 2008_012_019_20080827] |
| PART 9. DUTIES OF PERMIT-HOLDER | |
| 47. | General duties |
| 48. | Discontinuation of cross-border passenger road transport |
| 49. | Return of consignment notes and passenger lists |
| PART 10. PROCEDURAL MATTERS | |
| 50. | Minute keeping by Board and Regulatory Committee |
| 51. | Regulations |
| 52. | Transitional provisions |
| 53. | Partial repeal of Act 74 of 1977, and savings [...Title amended by Act 19998_070_002_19981007 - was entitled “Repeal of legislation, and savings”] |
| 54. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE 1. DETERMINATION BY LOT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 7(2)(c) [s7] |
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