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Cross-Border Road Transport Act, 1998 (Act No. 4 of 1998)

Part 7 : Facilitatory functions of Board

35. Facilitatory functions

 

(1) The Board must assist in the establishment and development of corridor-based and route-based co-operative and consultative relationships and structures based on co-operation between stakeholders and government, which may include adequate representation by–
(a) transport authorities;
(b) cross-border road transport carriers;
(c) customs and excise authorities;
(d) freight forwarding and clearing agents;
(e) financial and insurance institutions;
(f) trade and industry authorities and bodies;
(g) border post authorities;
(h) immigration authorities;
(i) tourism groups;

[Subsection (1)(i) substituted by section 12(a) of Act No. 12 of 2008]

(j) provincial and local authorities; and

[Subsection (1)(j) substituted by section 12(b) of Act No. 12 of 2008]

(k) any other designated stakeholder.

[Subsection (1)(k) inserted by section 12(c) of Act No. 12 of 2008]

 

(2) The Minister may, upon request of the Board and in support of the development of the relationship referred to in subsection (1) prescribe guidelines for the establishment of cross-border road transport corridor-based or route-based consultative mechanisms.

 

(3) The Board must, in support of its functions, develop and maintain a cross-border road transport information database containing information obtained from any appropriate source, and devise the most appropriate ways to disseminate cross-border road transport information.

 

(4) The Minister must prescribe the type of information to be included in the database, who may access such information and the procedures to access the information.

 

(5) The Board must regularly assess its capacity and training needs and those of the Road Transport Inspectorate referred to in section 37 with a view to enhancing the performance of their functions.

 

(6)        

(a) The Board may assess the capacity and training needs of the small business undertakings engaged in cross-border road transport and encourage development in this regard, if necessary.
(b) The Board must devise and implement strategies to encourage the cross-border road transport industry to become more self-regulatory.

 

(7) The Board may co-operate with any other appropriate foreign institution or entity to facilitate training and capacity building with a view to promoting the unimpeded flow of cross-border road transport.