ATC231204: Report of the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure on the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill [B7B – 2020] (National Assembly – Sec 76), dated 29 November 2023.
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
[The following report replaces the Report of the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, which was published on page 33 of the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports, dated 29 November 2023]
Report of the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure on the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill [B7B – 2020] (National Assembly – Sec 76), dated 29 November 2023.
- Introduction
1.1. The National Road Traffic Amendment Bill [B7B – 2020] (National Assembly – Sec 76) (“the Bill”) was passed by the National Assembly, transmitted to the NCOP for concurrence and referred to the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure (“the Select Committee”) on 29 September 2023
1.2 The objects of the Bill are to amend the National Road Traffic Act, 1996, so as to, amongst other, insert new definitions and to amend others; to provide for the suspension and cancellation of the registration of an examiner for driving licenses or an examiner of vehicles, if such person has been convicted of an offence listed in Schedule 1 or 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), or has a direct or indirect conflict of interest; to provide for the registration and grading of training centres; to further provide for the registration of manufacturers, builders, body builders, importers and manufacturers of number plates, including manufacturers of reflective sheeting for number plates, suppliers of blank number plates, suppliers of reflective sheeting for number plates, embossers of number plates, weighbridge facilities, manufacturers of microdots, suppliers of microdots and microdot fitment centres. The Bill further seeks to require a provincial Department responsible for transport or local authority to register a driving license testing centre before operating as a driving license testing centre.
2. Select Committee process followed in respect of the Bill
2.1 On 26 March 2023 an advert was placed in National Media calling for written submissions on the Bill with a deadline of 24 April 2023. The Select Committee heard oral submissions on the Bill on 31 May 2023 and on 20 September 2023 the Department addressed the Select Committee on its response to oral and written submissions on the Bill. On 15 November 2023 and 22 November 2023, the Select Committee considered the Negotiating Mandates on the Bill as received from Provinces and on 15 November 2023 adopted the C – List of agreed amendments to the Bill.
2.2. Eight provinces submitted Final Mandates on the Bill which were considered on 29 November 2023. The Final Mandates were submitted as follows:
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Province |
Mandate Vote |
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Eastern Cape |
The Provincial Legislature votes in favour of the Bill and mandates the Eastern Cape Permanent Delegate to the NCOP to vote in favour of this Bill. |
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Free State |
The Free State Legislature votes in favour of the Bill. |
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Gauteng |
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature supports the principle and detail of the bill and therefore votes in favour of the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill. |
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KwaZulu – Natal |
The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature met today, Tuesday, the 28th of November 2023, & agreed to mandate the KwaZulu-Natal delegation to the National Council of Provinces to support the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill |
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Limpopo |
The Province votes in favour of the Bill. |
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Mpumalanga |
The delegation representing the province of Mpumalanga in the National Council of Provinces is hereby conferred with a mandate to vote in favour of the Bill. |
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Northern Cape |
The Committee Supports the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill |
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North West |
The North West Provincial Legislature vote in favour of the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill [B7B – 2020]. |
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Western Cape |
The Province did not submit a Final Mandate. |
2.1. The Select Committee agreed to make provision for an addendum to the Report to be added should further Final Mandates be submitted by Provinces on the Bill before the Report is scheduled for adoption in the House.
2.2. The Select Committee agreed to note the Final Mandate submitted by the North West Province and agreed that the Province will be allowed opportunity to correct the reference to the incorrect version of the Bill in its Negotiating Mandate.
3. Outcome of Select Committee’s Consideration of the Bill
The Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure having deliberated on and considered the subject of the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill [B7B – 2020] (National Assembly – Sec 76), referred to it and classified by the JTM as a section 76 Bill, reports that it has agreed to an amended Bill [B7D – 2020].
Report to be considered.