BLACK TRANSPORT SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT

NO. 76 OF 1982

[ASSENTED TO 1 JUNE, 1982][DATE OF 
COMMENCEMENT: 31 OCTOBER, 1982]

(Afrikaans text signed by the State President)

ACT

To amend the Black Transport Services Act, 1957, so as to 
substitute certain definitions and expressions; to make other 
provision regarding the application of the Act; to make further 
provision regarding the powers of the Minister to determine the 
scale of contributions; to make the provisions of the Act 
applicable in respect of domestic servants and Blacks for whom 
their employer provides approved accommodation; to make 
other provision for the payment of moneys and the application 
thereof; to delete references to the Senate; and to provide that 
the Minister may enter into an agreement with any state or 
territory; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

1.   Amends section 1 (1) of the Black Transport Services Act, 
No. 53 of 1957, as follows:—paragraph (a) substitutes in the 
definition of “employer” the words “Transport Services” for the 
words “Railways and Harbours Administration”; paragraph (b) 
substitutes the definition of “Minister”; and paragraph (c) 
substitutes paragraph (b) of the definition of “urban local 
authority”.

2.   Substitutes section 2 of the Black Transport Services Act, 
No. 53 of 1957.

3.   Amends section 3 of the Black Transport Services Act, No. 
53 of 1957, as follows:— paragraph (a) substitutes subsection 
(1); and paragraph (b) deletes subsection (2).

4.   Amends section 5 of the Black Transport Services Act, No. 
53 of 1957, as follows:— paragraph (a) substitutes the words 
“Co-operation and Development” for the words “Plural 
Relations and Development”, wherever they occur; and 
paragraph (b) deletes subsection (4).

5.   Amends section 7 of the Black Transport Services Act, No. 
53 of 1957, as follows;— paragraph (a) substitutes subsection 
(1); and paragraph (b) deletes subsection (7).

6.   Amends section 8 of the Black Transport Services Act, No. 
53 of 1957, by deleting the words “Controller and”, wherever 
they occur.

7.   Inserts section 8A in the Black Transport Services Act, No. 
53 of 1957.

8.   Amends section 9 of the Black Transport Services Act, No. 
53 of 1957, as follows:— paragraph (a) substitutes in 
subsection (1) in the words following on paragraph (d) the 
words “two hundred rand” for the words “one hundred pounds”; 
paragraph (b) substitutes in subsection (2) (a) the words “one 
rand” for the words “ten shillings”; paragraph (c) substitutes in 
subsection (2) (b) the words “twenty rand” for the words “ten 
pounds”; and paragraph (d) amends the Afrikaans text.

9.   Amends section 10 of the Black Transport Services Act, No. 
53 of 1957, by substituting subsection (2).

10.   Inserts section 10A in the Black Transport Services Act, 
No. 53 of 1957.

11.   Substitution of words “Secretary” and “Secretary for 
Transport” in Act 53 of 1957.—The principal Act is hereby 
amended by the substitution for the words “Secretary” and 
“Secretary for Transport”, wherever they occur, of the words 
“Director-General” and “Director-General: Transport”, 
respectively.

12.   Short title and commencement.—This Act shall be called 
the Black Transport Services Amendment Act, 1982, and shall 
come into operation on a date fixed by the State President by 
proclamation in the Gazette.