South African Roads Board Amendment Act

2. Section 3 of the principal Act is hereby amended- ( a) by the substitution in subsection (1) for the words preceding paragraph (a) of the following words: · -· ".The Board 'shall consist of [eight] 12 members; ·appointed by the · · (b). by the substitution for paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of the following Minister, of. whom-:-:-"; · · · : · . 20 paragraph: .·· · "(c). (one] two shall be (a ·person] persons 'nominated by the 25 [Administrators of the four provinces] Premiers of the provinces and who, in the opinion 'of the said [Administra- tors has] Premiers have adequate knowledge of the plan ning, construction and maintenance of toads;"; 4 No. 16523 GOVERNMENT GAZETIE, 5 JULY 1995 Act No. 15, 1995 SOUTII AFRICAN ROADS BOARD AMENDMENT ACf, 1995 (c) by the deletion in subsection (1) at the end of paragraph (d) oftheword "and"; (d) by the insertion after paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph: "(dA) one shall be a person associated with an academic or research 5 institution and who has expert knowledge of the planning, construction and maintenance of roads; and"; (e) by the substitution for paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph: " (e) [three] five shall be persons (one from each of the categories 10 [of persons nominated in terms of] referred to in subpara graphs (i), (ii), [and] (iii), (iv) ·and (v) [respectively] of subsection (2)(b)) nominated in terms of subsection (2)(b), who are not in the service of the State and who shall be persons who have wide experience of, and have shown 15 ability in relation to, matters connected with the planning, construction and maintenance of roads or with transport, commerce, finance, mining or agriculture."; (f) by the substitution for paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of the following paragraph: 20 "(a) make the appoiritment,contemplated in subsection (l)(d), the Minister shall by notice in writing invite as many nominations as he may deem necessary from bodies which the Minister, after consultation with the Minister [of Constitutional · Development and Planning] for Provincial 25 Affairs and· Constitutional Development, deems to be representative of local authorities;"; (g) by the substitution in subsection (2) for subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of the following subparagraph: "(ii) [road users] motorists;"; and (h) by the addition in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of the following subparagraphs: "(iv) persons involved in the freight transport industry;. (v) ·persons involved in the transport of passengers, including the passengers themselves.". 30 35 Repeal of sections 6, 7 and 8 of Act 74 of 1988, as amended, in the case of section 8, by section 2 of Act 27 of 1994

3. Sections 6, 7 and 8 of the principal Act are hereby repealed. Amendment of section 9 of Act 74 of 1988

4. Section 9 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for 40 subsection (3) of the following subsection: "(3) The Board may delegate or assign, subject to such conditions as it may deem fit, to any committee established under subsection (1) [or to the Toll Roads Committee], any of its powers, functions or duties, but shall not be divested of any power, function or duty so delegated or assigned and may 45 amend or withdraw any decision made by such committee in the exercise of a power or the performance of a function or duty so delegated or assigned.". Amendment of section 13 of Act 74 of 1988

5. Section 13 of the principal Act is hereby amended- ( a) by the substitution in subsection (3) for the words preceding paragraph 50 (a) of the following words: . "The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be [five] seven of the members thereof£ Provided at least-"; - - (b) by the substitution for paragraph (b) of subsection {3) of the following paragraph: 55 6 No. 16523 GOVERNMENT GAZETIE, 5 JULY 1995 Ad No: 15, 1995 SOUTH AFRICAN ROADS BOARD AMENDMENT ACf, 1995 "(b) [two] three of the members . appointed in terms of the provisions of section 3(1)(e),"; (c) by the deletion of subsection (4); and (d) by the substitution for subsection (5) of the following subsection: "(5) The quorum for a meeting of a committee [other than the 5 Toll RoadsCommittee] shall be .the majority of its members.". Short title 6, This Act shall be called the South African Roads Board Amendment Act, 1995.