Transport Appeal Tribunal Act, 1998 (Act No. 39 of 1998)

Chapter 1 : Application of Act

1. Definitions

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In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"act, direction or decision"

includes—

(a)	an act, direction or decision contemplated in section 92 of the National Land Transport Act;

(b)	a decision contemplated in section 34(1) of the Cross-Border Road Transport Act;

(c)	a decision to cancel an operating licence in terms of section 78 of the National Land Transport Act;

(d)	a decision to withdraw, suspend or amend an operating licence or permit in terms of section 79 of the National Land Transport Act;

(e)	a decision by the National Public Transport Regulator, as defined in section 1 of the National Land Transport Act, on an application for accreditation made to it under section 81(2) of the National Land Transport Act or renewal of such accreditation in terms of section 81(8) of that Act; and

(f)	any other act, direction, decision or omission by a regulatory entity or the Regulatory Committee made in the process of implementing the National Land Transport Act or Cross-Border Road Transport Act;

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 41 of 2024), Notice No. 6159, GG52569, dated 25 April 2026, commenced by Proclamation Notice 337, GG55207, dated 17 August 2026]

"Board"

[Definition deleted by section 1(b) of the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 41 of 2024), Notice No. 6159, GG52569, dated 25 April 2026, commenced by Proclamation Notice 337, GG55207, dated 17 August 2026]

"Cross-Border Road Transport Act"

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

[Definition inserted by section 1(c) of the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 41 of 2024), Notice No. 6159, GG52569, dated 25 April 2026, commenced by Proclamation Notice 337, GG55207, dated 17 August 2026]

"Director-General"

means the Director-General: Transport; (i)

"intraprovincial transport"

[Definition deleted by section 1(d) of the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 41 of 2024), Notice No. 6159, GG52569, dated 25 April 2026, commenced by Proclamation Notice 337, GG55207, dated 17 August 2026]

"Minister"

means the Minister of Transport;

"National Land Transport Act"

means the National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009);

[Definition inserted by section 1(e) of the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 41 of 2024), Notice No. 6159, GG52569, dated 25 April 2026, commenced by Proclamation Notice 337, GG55207, dated 17 August 2026]

"national land transport legislation"

"prescribed"

means prescribed by regulation;

"regulation"

means any regulation made under section 17(1);

"Regulatory Committee"

means the Regulatory Committee referred to in section 13 of the Cross-Border Road Transport Act;

[Definition substituted by section 1(e) of the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 41 of 2024), Notice No. 6159, GG52569, dated 25 April 2026, commenced by Proclamation Notice 337, GG55207, dated 17 August 2026]

"regulatory entity"

means a regulatory entity as defined in section 1 of the National Land Transport Act

"this Act"

includes any regulation;

"Tribunal"

means the Transport Appeal Tribunal established by section 3(1)