SINCE there is a need to enhance the overall quality of road traffic and, in particular, to promote safety, security, order, discipline and mobility on the roads, and to protect road infrastructure and the environment through the adoption of innovative road traffic practices and technology;

AND SINCE there is a need to define and strengthen co-operation and co-ordination between the national, provincial and local spheres of government in support of their respective road traffic strategic planning, regulation, facilitation and enforcement;

AND SINCE there is a need to regulate and maximize the constructive role of provincial authorities and local government bodies in support of enhanced road traffic service provision and in particular, road traffic law enforcement;

AND SINCE there is a commitment to engage the private sector and, in particular, the previously disadvantaged sectors, to take up business opportunities in the provision of road traffic services in order to, where appropriate, refocus and supplement public sector capacity;

AND SINCE there is a need to guide and sustain the transition, where appropriate, towards the phasing out of public funding and the concomitant expansion of private investment in road traffic;

AND SINCE public transport and road traffic regulation are of vital importance to the development, safety and quality of life of the citizens of the Republic and the region;

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows: