Question NW1824 to the Minister of Transport
15 September 2016 - NW1824
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to her reply to question 489 on 8 March 2016, what are the exact details of the timeframes envisaged to finalise the proposed Single Transport Economic Regulator?
Reply:
The Department plans to present a Bill (draft legislation framework) to Cabinet to solicit gazetting approval for 60 days public consultations during 2016/17 financial year. Thereafter, inputs from the public consultations will be consolidated and a revised Bill will be resubmitted to Cabinet for approval by end of September 2017. Following the Cabinet approval, the Bill is anticipated to be tabled in Parliament by end of 2017/18 financial year. Upon promulgation of the Bill into a legislation, the Transport Economic Regulator establishment will commence.