IMPLICATIONS:
NATIONAL LAND
TRANSPORT TRANSITION
ACT ON THE
INFRASTUCTURE SECTOR

To enable:
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Proper structuring of land transport planning
Establishment of appropriate institutional structures
Formalization and restructuring of the public transport industry and services
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prioritize public transport
permissions based on transport plans
regulated competition
formalized environment for minibus-taxi operations
Basis for long term system

STRUCTURE OF THE NLTTB
CHAPTER 1: Introductory matters
CHAPTER 2: Matters of National concern
CHAPTER 3: Matters of Provincial concern
CHAPTER 4: General matters

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No current legislation will be repealed
Chapter 2 prescribes policies, principles, requirements, guidelines, frameworks, norms & standards that must be the same for all provinces and will take precedence in case of conflict
Chapter 3 provisions assist Provinces without adequate legislation & may be repealed by provincial legislation. Provincial laws will take precedence on issues dealt with in Chapter 3

 Institutional structures
 Planning
 Public transport
 Regulation & enforcement
 Impacts on:
– Tourism
– Freight
– Infrastructure

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Co-ordination of institutional structures
Integrated planning
Priority to public transport & customer needs
Promote modal integration
User-charges & cost recovery
Optimal use of resources
Sustainable investment
Address needs of special categories of passengers
Effective transport law enforcement
Training and development
Public participation
Integrated information systems

INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
Transport Appeal Tribunal
Permissions
Boards
TA/PA
Provincial Transport Appeal Body
Taxi
Registrar

PURPOSE OF TRANSPORT
AUTHORITIES
 Improved transport service delivery by grouping the transport functions into a single wellmanaged and focused institutional structure

BASED ON MUNICIPAL
BOUNDARIES OR
COMBINATIONS
THEREOF
OR
NOT BASED ON
MUNICIPAL
BOUNDARIES OR
COMBINATIONS
THEREOF

 Juristic person not subject to liquidation
 Written agreement between MEC and municipality and the Minister whenever funds are provided by the NDOT
 Consent not to withhold unreasonably
 MEC to publish founding agreement
 Dissolution of MTAs if applicable

COMPULSORY FUNCTIONS OF TA’S
Must:
 Prepare transport plans
 Develop transport policy
 Perform financial planning
 Manage movement of persons & goods
 Promote public participation
Must by a date determined by the Minister in consultation with the MEC:
 perform transport contracting function

 Wide rage of optional functions in
Provincial Chapter
 Optional functions can be added to by
Provincial legislation

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Management of finances of TA’s prescribed - similar to the Local
Government Transition Act

SOURCES
FISCUS
NATIONAL BUDGET
LEGISLATURE
PROVINCIAL BUDGET
COUNCIL
LOCAL BUDGET
APPLICATION
NATIONAL FUNCTIONS
TA
CONDITIONAL GRANTS
(PROV & TA’S)
PROVINCIAL FUNCTIONS
TA
CONDITIONAL GRANTS
(PROV & TA’S)
CONDITIONAL GRANTS
LOCAL FUNCTIONS
TA
CONDITIONAL GRANTS
CONDITIONAL GRANTS

Submit to Minister
Initially as a guide for planning authorities in
Province Current Public Transport Record
All planning authorities
Permission Strategy
Planning authorities with road based public transport
Rationalisation Plan
Planning authorities with subsidised public transport
Public Transport Plan
Planning authorities with public transport
Integrated Transport Plan
At request of MEC includes all aspects transport
Submit to
Minister / MEC with certain aspects for approval
Subsequent ones contain brief summary of plans and some detail on inter provincial and inter planning area transport

NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Annually for a 5-year horizon
To guide land transport planning countywide
National policy
Promote integration of planning
Describe conflict resolution mechanisms
Strategies for – freight,rail,national roads,cross-border, KPIs, tourism,the environment, land use,inter-provincial and persons with disabilities

PROVINCIAL LAND TRANSPORT
FRAMEWORK
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Annually for a 5-year horizon
Summary of local plans
Co-ordination of local planning
Budget
Conflict resolution
Strategy re special passengers & learners
Strategy re movement of dangerous goods
Detail re inter- and intra-provincial long distance passenger services
KPIs

INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLAN
To be done annually by TA’s, core cities and specific municipalities required by MEC
Content:
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PTP but linked to IDP (land-use)
Policy & strategies
Budget and funding sources
TDM-strategies
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Plan re movement of dangerous goods
P roposed projects (all modes and infrastructure)
To be submitted to MEC approval

CHANGES IN LAND-USE AND
PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES
All persons and institutions are bound by the plans
(excl CPTR and permission strategy)
Not only intensification of land use also disinvestment decisions

PULICATION OF PLANS
Notices of prescribed particulars to be published for:
Public Transport Plan
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Integrated Transport Plan
Provincial Land Transport
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Framework
National Land Transport Strategic
Framework