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Railway Safety Act, 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024)

Chapter 2 : Railway Safety Regulator

14. Functions of board

 

The functions of the board are to—

 

(a) provide a governance framework for the Regulator;

 

(b) ensure that the Regulator performs its duties efficiently and effectively;

 

(c) ensure that the Regulator complies with this Act and any other applicable law;

 

(d) ensure that the Regulator exercises its powers in accordance with the principles of transparency and accountability;

 

(e) determine and enforce the broad policy framework within which the Regulator must pursue its objects and perform its functions;

 

(f) determine and approve a safety management system in terms of section 37(1);

 

(g) consider appeals as provided for in sections 54(6) and 55;

 

(h) subject to this Act and any other applicable law, implement any instruction issued by the Minister in respect of railway safety;

 

(i) advise the Minister and Parliament on the efficacy of this Act;

 

(j) review and approve strategy, the budget, action plans and the organogram of the Regulator; and

 

(k) perform any other power or duty conferred on the board by this Act or any other law which confers powers or duties on the board.