Public Service Commission Act, 1997
R 385
National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)Chapter XIV : Registers and records78. Copy of entry in register or record to be prima facie proof |
| 1) | A document purporting to be an extract from, or a copy of, any register or record kept in terms of this Act and purporting to be certified as such, shall in any court and upon all occasions be admissible as evidence and shall be prima facie proof of the truth of the matters stated in such document without the production of the original register or record or any certificate, licence, other document, microfiche, microfilm or computerised record from or of which such extract or copy was made. |
| 2) | The information contained in a register or record kept for the purposes of this Act shall be furnished to – |
| a) | a traffic officer or inspector of licences who requires it for the carrying out of his or her duties; |
| b) | any person authorised thereto by the Minister, the MEC concerned, the Shareholders Committee or the chief executive officer to demand such furnishing; |
| c) | any department of State; |
| d) | a competent authority in a prescribed territory; |
| e) | a local authority: Provided that the consent of the Minister or any person authorised thereto by him or her shall be obtained before such information is furnished to an authority referred to in paragraph (d); and |
| f) | an inspectorate appointed under this Act. |
| 3) | Any institution or person keeping a register or record in terms of section 77 shall at the request of any person confirm whether or not certain information corresponds to the information contained in such register or record, if that person on reasonable grounds requires confirmation of such information. |
| 4) | Any provincial administration keeping a register or record in terms of section 77 shall at the request of any person furnish the information referred to in subsection (3) to that person, if that person on reasonable grounds requires that such information be furnished to him or her. |
| 5) | Subject to the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000), the Minister may for the purposes of this Act, determine- |
| a) | information that may be provided to any person; and |
| b) | the fees payable for the provision of such information |
