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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
National Railway Safety Regulator
Amendment Act, No. 69 of 2008
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in _, except iro notice of assent date in _, and excecpt iro title/text/engrossments in the following sections: s_ (_/_/_)
Long title
To amend the National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002, so as to amend certain definitions and to insert others; to extend the ambit of a threat to safety to include behaviour; to empower the Minister to include monorail systems, trams, systems running on pneumatic tyres and railways running on narrow gauges within the ambit of the Act; to empower the Regulator to exempt railways; to clarify that operators remain responsible for railway safety; to remove the duty to promote the use of rail directly from the Regulator's objects; to empower the Regulator to enter into informal arrangements with role players; to clarify the role of operator associations; to clarify the role of the Regulator in relation to the transportation of dangerous goods by rail; to revise the provisions regarding the terms and conditions of service of the chief executive officer; to require the Regulator's annual report to be submitted within five months after the financial year end; to provide for the appointment of staff members by the chief executive officer; to provide that the board approves the conditions of service of staff members; to empower the chief executive officer to delegate his or her powers and duties; to extend the Regulator's funds to include penalties and fees for providing services and other prescribed sources; to provide that the Regulator may charge fees for administering safety permits; to clarify the types of permits in connection with which standards may be imposed; to empower the Minister to make regulations to adopt and accept existing standards as well as to develop new ones; to provide that the chief executive officer appoints inspectors; to empower inspectors to audit, inspect and investigate the transportation of dangerous goods prior to their transportation by rail should a railway occurrence happens; to provide that operators investigate railway occurrences and to empower the Regulator to take steps if they fail to do so; to empower the board of the Regulator to subpoena witnesses and documents in connection with investigations; to clarify the circumstances in which the Regulator may request information; to empower the Minister to make regulations for the payment of penalties by operators who default; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in _, except iro notice of assent date in _, and excecpt iro title/text/engrossments in the following sections: s_ (_/_/_)
Long title
To amend the National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002, so as to amend certain definitions and to insert others; to extend the ambit of a threat to safety to include behaviour; to empower the Minister to include monorail systems, trams, systems running on pneumatic tyres and railways running on narrow gauges within the ambit of the Act; to empower the Regulator to exempt railways; to clarify that operators remain responsible for railway safety; to remove the duty to promote the use of rail directly from the Regulator's objects; to empower the Regulator to enter into informal arrangements with role players; to clarify the role of operator associations; to clarify the role of the Regulator in relation to the transportation of dangerous goods by rail; to revise the provisions regarding the terms and conditions of service of the chief executive officer; to require the Regulator's annual report to be submitted within five months after the financial year end; to provide for the appointment of staff members by the chief executive officer; to provide that the board approves the conditions of service of staff members; to empower the chief executive officer to delegate his or her powers and duties; to extend the Regulator's funds to include penalties and fees for providing services and other prescribed sources; to provide that the Regulator may charge fees for administering safety permits; to clarify the types of permits in connection with which standards may be imposed; to empower the Minister to make regulations to adopt and accept existing standards as well as to develop new ones; to provide that the chief executive officer appoints inspectors; to empower inspectors to audit, inspect and investigate the transportation of dangerous goods prior to their transportation by rail should a railway occurrence happens; to provide that operators investigate railway occurrences and to empower the Regulator to take steps if they fail to do so; to empower the board of the Regulator to subpoena witnesses and documents in connection with investigations; to clarify the circumstances in which the Regulator may request information; to empower the Minister to make regulations for the payment of penalties by operators who default; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Amendment of section 1 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 2. | Amendment
of section 3 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 3. | Amendment
of section 5 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 4. | Amendment
of section 6 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 5. | Amendment
of section 7 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 6. | Amendment
of section 9 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 7. | Amendment
of section 10 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 8. | Amendment
of section 11 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 9. | Amendment
of section 17 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 10. | Amendment
of section 22 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 11. | Amendment
of section 23 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 12. | Amendment
of section 24 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 13. | Amendment
of section 28 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 14. | Amendment
of section 29 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 15. | Amendment
of section 30 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 16. | Substitution
of section 32 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 17. | Amendment
of section 33 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 18. | Substitution
of section 38 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 19. | Substitution
of section 40 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 20. | Amendment
of section 44 of Act 16 of 2002 |
| 21. | Insertion
of section 45A in Act 16 of 2002 |
| 22. | Short title and commencement |
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