Department of Transport - Library

The Department of Transport - Library

Legislation relating to transport in South Africa.

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Information Note:
Implementation of The National Road Traffic Act, 1996 - A Guideline

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Alphabetical list:

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, No.46 of 1998
Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act, No.22 of 1999
Air Services Licensing Act, No.115 of 1990
Air Services Licensing Amendment Act, No.15 of 1992
Air Services Licensing Amendment Act, No.83 of 1995
Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Act, No.45 of 1993
Airports Company Act, No.44 of 1993
Airports Company Amendment Act, No. 2 of 1998
Aviation Act, No.74 of 1962
Aviation Amendment Act, No.12 of 1965
Aviation Amendment Act, No.83 of 1969
Aviation Amendment Act, No.64 of 1980
Aviation Amendment Act, No.63 of 1981
Aviation Amendment Act, No.4 of 1982
Aviation Amendment Act, No.1 of 1984
Aviation Amendment Act, No.16 of 1992
Aviation Laws Amendment Act, No.98 of 1996
Black Transport Services Amendment Act, No.11 of 1972
Black Transport Services Amendment Act, No.47 of 1974
Black Transport Services Amendment Act, No.76 of 1982
Carriage by Air Act, No.17 of 1946
Carriage by Air Amendment Act, No.5 of 1964
Carriage by Air Amendment Act, No.81 of 1979
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, Act No.1 of 1986
Civil Aviation Offences Act, No.10 of 1972
Civil Aviation Offences Amendment Act, No.63 of 1978
Civil Aviation Offences Amendment Act, No.4 of 1981
Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft Act, No.59 of 1993
Cross-Border Road Transport Act, No.4 of 1998
Harbour Construction Act, No.28 of 1972
International Air Services Act, No.60 of 1993
International Air Services Amendment Act, No.10 of 1996
International Convention for Safe Containers Act, No.11 of 1985
Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act, No.9 of 1989
Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Amendment Act, No.47 of 1992
Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Amendment Act, No.43 of 1995
Marine Traffic Act, No.2 of 1981
Marine Traffic Amendment Act, No.5 of 1983
Marine Traffic Amendment Act, No.38 of 1993
Merchant Shipping Act, No.57 of 1951
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.30 of 1959
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.40 of 1963
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.13 of 1965
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.42 of 1969
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.24 of 1974
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.5 of 1976
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.70 of 1977
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.62 of 1978
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.3 of 1981
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.3 of 1982
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.25 of 1985
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.3 of 1989
Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, No.18 of 1992
Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Competency) Amendment Act, No.48 of 1957
National Land Transport Interim Arrangemnts Act, No.45 of 1998
National Land Transport Transition Act, No. 22 of 2000
National Land Transport Transition Amendment Act, No. 31 of 2001
National Land Transport Transition Amendment Act, No. 26 of 2006 (published 28 March 2007)
National Ports Act, No. 12 of 2005
National Road Traffic Act, No.93 of 1996
National Roads Act, No.54 of 1971
National Roads Amendment Act, No.26 of 1974
National Roads Amendment Act, No.38 of 1978
National Roads Amendment Act, No.3 of 1979
National Roads Amendment Act, No.66 of 1980
National Roads Amendment Act, No.93 of 1981
National Roads Amendment Act, No.5 of 1982
National Roads Amendment Act, No.10 of 1983
National Roads Amendment Act, No.58 of 1985
National Roads Amendment Act, No.100 of 1992
National Roads Amendment Act, No.24 of 1996
National Roads Traffic Amendment Act, No.8 of 1998
National Roads Traffic Amendment Act, No.21 of 1999
National Roads and Transport (Coordination) Amendment Act, No.19 of 1962
National Roads and Transport (Coordination) Amendment Act, No.51 of 1957
National Roads General Amendment Act, No.27 of 1994
Railway and Harbour Purchase Act, No.47 of 1977
Railway and Harbour Purchase Amendment Act, No.97 of 1977
Railway Purchase Act, No.25 of 1971
Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, No.44 of 1974
Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, No.46 of 1975
Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, No.80 of 1979
Road Accident Fund Act, No.56 of 1996
Road Accident Fund Amendment Act, No. 15 of 2001
Road Accident Fund Amendment Act, No 19 of 2005
Road Accident Fund Commission Act, No. 71 of 1998
Road Accident Fund Commission Amendment Act, No. 18 of 2000
Road Traffic Act, No.29 of 1989
Road Traffic Amendment Act, No.73 of 1991
Road Traffic Amendment Act, No.17 of 1992
Road Traffic Amendment Act, No.39 of 1993
Road Traffic Laws Rationalisation Act, No.47 of 1998
Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, No.20 of 1999
Road Traffic Second Amendment Act, No.40 of 1992
Road Traffic Second Amendment Act, No.66 of 1993
Road Transport Appeal Matters Amendment Act, No. 70 of 1998
Road Transportation Act, No.74 of 1977
Road Transportation Amendment Act, No.93 of 1979
Road Transportation Amendment Act, No.91 of 1980
Road Transportation Amendment Act, No.64 of 1981
Road Transportation Amendment Act, No.78 of 1982
Road Transportation Amendment Act, No.8 of 1983
Saldanha Bay Harbour Acquisition and Equipment Act, No.99 of 1976
Saldanha Bay Harbour Construction Act, No.29 of 1973
Saldanha Bay Harbour Construction Amendent Act, No.77 of 1976
Second National Roads Amendment Act, No.79 of 1983
Ship Registration Act, No.58 of 1998
Shipping and Civil Aviation Laws Rationalisation Act, No.28 of 1994
Shipping General Amendment Act, No.23 of 1997
Shippings Laws Amendment Act, No.57 of 1998
Sishen-Saldanha Bay Railway Construction Act, No.28 of 1973
Sishen-Saldanha Bay Railway Construction Amendment Act, No.72 of 1976
South African Airways Unallocatable Debt Act, No. 7 of 2000
South African Civil Aviation Authority Act, No.40 of 1998
South African Civil Aviation Authority Levies Act, No.41 of 1998
South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, No. 5 of 1998
South African Maritime Safety Authority Levies Act, No. 6 of 1998
South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, No.7 of 1998
South African Roads Board Act, No.74 of 1988
South African Roads Board Amendment Act, No.15 of 1995
South African Transport Services Amendment Act, No.46 of 1986
South African Transport Services Amendment Act, No.11 of 1988
Transnet Limited Amendment Act, No.52 of 1991
Transnet Limited Second Amendment Act, No.110 of 1991
Transport Advisory Council Abolition Act, No.9 of 1996
Transport Appeal Tribunal Act, No.39 of 1998
Transport (Co-ordination) Act, No.44 of 1948
Transport (Co-ordination) Amendment Act, No.59 of 1971
Transport (Co-ordination) Amendment Act, No.73 of 1977
Transport Deregulation Act, No.80 of 1988
Transport General Amendment Act, No.86 of 1992
Transport General Amendment Act, No.16 of 1995
Transport Second General Amendment Act, No.82 of 1995
Transport Services for Coloured Persons and Indians Amendment Act, No.77 of 1982
Urban Transport Act, No.78 of 1977
Urban Transport Amendment Act, No.77 of 1990
Urban Transport Amendment Act, No.14 of 1992
Wreck and Salvage Act, No.95 of 1996