To promote road traffic quality by providing for a scheme to discourage road traffic contraventions, to facilitate the adjudication of road traffic infringements, to support the prosecution of offences in terms of the national and provincial laws relating to road traffic, and implement a points demerit system; to provide for the establishment of an agency to administer the scheme; to provide for the establishment of a board to represent the agency; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Latest Developments:

The Act has been updated by Government Notices No. 24 of 2008 and R.25 of 2008 published in Government Gazette No. 31197 and 31198 dated 1 July 2008, and the inclusion of Regulations, 2008 being Notice No. R.753 published in Government Gazette No. 31242 dated 16 July 2008.

The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (Act No. 46 of 1998), has been added to the site, as published in Government Gazette No. 19257 dated 11 September 1998, and the following Amendment Acts have been applied :

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act No. 22 of 1999 as published in Government Gazette No. 19972 dated 28 April 1999;

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act No. 24 of 2000 as published in Government Gazette No. 21428 dated 2 August 2000; and

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act No. 72 of 2002 as published in Government Gazette No. 24577 dated 20 February 2003.