Road Transport Appeal Matters Amendment Act 70 of 1998

The Road Transport Appeal Matters Amendment Act 70 of 1998 intends:

• to amend the Cross-Border Road Transport Act, 1998, so as to make undone, retrospectively to 1 April 1998, the repeal of the Transport Deregulation Act, 1988, thereby, amongst others, reinstating the National Transport Commission with effect from that date, and to provide for that Commission’s determination of appeals under the Cross-Border Road Transport Act, 1998, noted on or after 1 April 1998 but before a date to be determined by the Minister of Transport;
• to amend the Transport Appeal Tribunal Act, 1998, in relation to the accountability of the Director-General of Transport, and to effect certain consequential amendments necessitated by the present state of the Republic’s national land transport legislation; and
• to provide for incidental matters.

Commencement

• 1 April 1998, Sections 1 and 2 
• 7 October 1998, Sections 3 to 12: inclusive date on which the Transport Appeal Tribunal Act 39 of 1998 comes into operation (Gazette 19375 of 16 October 1998)