Question NW800 to the Minister of Transport
23 May 2018 - NW800
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Whether the term of the current interim board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has a specific date by which it will come to an end; if not, what legal provisions does his department rely on as a justification for the indefinite term for the interim board; if so, on what date will the term of the interim board end; (2) (a) what legal provisions did his department rely on when it appointed the interim board and (b) by what date will a full-time board be put in place?
Reply:
1. The Board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is appointed with effect from 12 April 2018 for a period not exceeding 12 months.
2. (a) Section 24 of the Legal Succession to the South African Transport Service Act 9 0f 1989.
(b) The Board of Control of PRASA was appointed on 12 April 2018.