Road Transportation Amendment Act 91 of 1980

The Road Transportation Amendment Act 91 of 1980 intends:

• to amend the Road Transportation Act, 1977, so as
  • to further define the expressions "decentralized industry" and "Minister";
  • to qualify certain of the circumstances under which the conveyance of persons or goods shall not be deemed to be motor transportation;
  • to empower the National Transport Commission at any time to cause an inquiry to be instituted into the financial circumstances and operating practices of any holder of a certain kind of public road carrier permit;
  • to make further provision with regard to the appointment by the Minister of Transport Affairs of an alternate to a member of a local road transportation board who has recused himself in any particular matter;
  • to circumscribe more precisely the right of appeal to the said commission against certain acts, directions or decisions of local road transportation boards;
  • to determine that the coming Into effect of certain tariff increases shall. not be suspended under certain circumstances;
  • to further determine the manner in which application shall be made for or in respect of any public road carrier permit, and the manner in which and the time within which representations objecting to certain applications shall be submitted to the said commission or the local road transportation board concerned;
  • to permit holders of public road carrier permits for the conveyance of persons for reward on certain conditions to increase their tariffs for such conveyance in proportion to any increase in the price of petroleum fuel;
  • to expressly empower the said commission and local road transportation boards to refuse to consider certain applications for or in respect of road carrier permits or representations objecting to certain of such applications, and in this respect to adjust the power to make regulations;
  • to further regulate the publication of particulars of applications for or in respect of public road carrier permits;
  • to empower the said commission and local road transportation boards to provide interested parties with copies of certain documents;
  • to enable, and under certain circumstances to compel, the said commission and local road transportation boards in considering applications for or in respect of road carrier permits or in reconsidering any condition, requirement or authority contained in any road carrier permit, to give consideration to the promotion of economy in the use of petroleum fuel;
  • to make other provision as to the burden of proof resting on applicants for certain public road carrier permits;
  • to oblige any person carrying on any industry, trade or business to apply for a public road carrier permit authorizing his conveyance of his employees between their places of employment and their places of residence, and to enable such a person to apply for a private road carrier permit authorizing his conveyance of goods which he has undertaken to maintain, clean, renovate, repair or alter in the course of that industry, trade or business;
  • to empower the said commission and a designated member thereof, and local road transportation boards and the chairmen thereof, to grant written permission for the temporary replacement, under certain circumstances, of a motor vehicle to which a public or private road carrier permit relates, and to compel the holder of the permit in question to keep that permit and that permission on the replacement motor vehicle and to produce them on demand to any authorized officer; 
  • to alter the circumstances under which local authorities are to be given an opportunity to submit representations in regard to certain proposed action by the said commission or the local road transportation board concerned in respect of certain public road carrier permits;
  • to effect certain textual alterations; and
• to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

31 October 1980 (Gazette 7267 of 24 October 1980)