Portfolio Committee of Transport and Logistics, led by Honourable Gregory Schneeman will convene a public hearing on NCOP Transport Bills at the Vereeniging City Hall on Friday, 08 March 2024 at 10h00.

About the Bills:

  • Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill seeks to amend the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act of 1986 so to give effect to Annex IV of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, to incorporate the 1997 Protocol in order to give effect to Annex VI of the Convention and to provide for matters connected therewith.
  • Transport Appeal Tribunal Bill seeks to amend the Transport Appeal Tribunal Act of 1998, so as to insert, delete and amend certain definitions; to bring the Act in line with the developments since the enactment of the Act; to provide for certain powers of the Transport Appeal Tribunal; to allow the Minister to extend the term of office of the members of the Tribunal; to empower the Transport Appeal Tribunal to take appropriate steps in cases where its rulings are not implemented or effected timeously and empower it to investigate delays in the completion of its proceedings and to provide for matters connected therewith.
  • Railway Safety Bill seeks to provide for the regulation of railway safety in the Republic; to provide for the continued existence of the Railway Safety Regulator; to provide for the board and governance structures of the Railway Safety Regulator; to provide for railway safety permits; to provide for railway safety critical grades and safety management systems; to provide for a national railway safety information and monitoring system; to provide for a legal framework to enforce compliance with the Act and to deal with railway occurrences; to provide for an appeal mechanism; to provide for transitional arrangements and the repeal of the National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002, and to provide for matters connected therewith.

The full text of the Bills is linked at Invitation to Attend the Public Hearing on Transport Bills

The public hearing on the Bills is scheduled as follows:

Date:            Friday, 08 March 2024

Venue:          Vereeniging City Hall, Cnr Leslie & Beaconsfield Avenue, Vereniging Sedibeng District Municipality

Time:            10h00

The public hearing will also be livestreamed as follows:

ISSUED BY THE GPL’S COMMUNICATIONS UNIT ON BEHALF OF CHAIRPERSON OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE, HON. GREGORY SCHNEEMANN

For more information and interview requests please contact: Mr Abe Mokoka on

079 882 5425 email: amokoka@gpl.gov.za

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