National Road Traffic Amendment Act 21 of 1999

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21 of 1999

The National Road Traffic Amendment Act 21 of 1999 intends:

  • to amend the National Road Traffic Act, 1996, so as:
    • to amend certain definitions and to insert others;
    • to provide that certain functions may be performed by the Shareholders Committee or the chief executive officer of the Road Traffic Management Corporation;
    • to make provision for the appointment of registering authorities and officers, the registration and grading of officers, the suspension and cancellation of the registration of officers and the powers and duties of officers;
    • to provide that all motor vehicles must be registered and licensed;
    • to provide that manufacturers of number plates must be registered;
    • to make provision for the registration and grading of driving licence testing centres;
    • to change the name of the national inspectorate of driving licence testing centres to the inspectorate of driving licence testing centres;
    • to provide that a driving licence that has been included in an identity document lapses on a date fixed by the Minister of Transport;
    • to provide for the registration and grading of instructors;
    • to provide that a void driving licence must be submitted to the inspectorate of driving licence testing centres instead of to the MEC;
    • to provide for the registration and grading of testing stations;
    • to change the name of the national inspectorate of testing stations to the inspectorate of testing stations;
    • to provide for a right of appeal to the Shareholders Committee, and to the chief executive officer, of the said Corporation;
    • to empower local authorities to make by-laws;
  • to repeal the whole of the National Road Safety Act, 1972; and
  • to make provision for incidental matters.

Commencement

  • 20 November 2010, Ss. 1 (b)-(k) in the English text and of ss. 1 (a) and (c)-(k) of the Afrikaans text and of ss. 4 (a) and (b), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (a), 32, 33 (a), 34, 36, 37 and 39
  • 1 August 2000, Ss. 1 (a) of the English text, 1 (b) of the Afrikaans text, 2, 3, 4 (c), 12, 13, 17, 26, 31 (b), 31 (c), 33 (b), 33 (c), 33 (d), 35, 38 and 40

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