Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (Act No. 46 of 1998)Chapter III : Adjudication procedure19B. Payments |
| (1) | If an infringer makes insufficient payment to the Authority in terms of this Act in respect of a penalty or the cheque used for payment is dishonoured, a notice as prescribed must be served on the infringer, informing him or her— |
[Words preceding Section 19B(1)(a) substituted by section 10(a) of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 4 of 2019), Notice No. 1080, GG42648, dated 19 August 2019 - shall come into operation, (a) 1 December 2025 and, (b) 1 April 2026 respectively, per Proclamation 272 of GG53099, dated 1 August 2025 except for section 2(g)]
| (a) | that the full amount owed, including the prescribed fee for the notice, must be paid within 32 days of service of the notice; and |
| (b) | that failure to comply with the notice contemplated in paragraph (a) will lead to an enforcement order being issued against him or her in terms of section 20. |
[Section 19B(1)(b) substituted by section 10(b) of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 4 of 2019), Notice No. 1080, GG42648, dated 19 August 2019 - shall come into operation, (a) 1 December 2025 and, (b) 1 April 2026 respectively, per Proclamation 272 of GG53099, dated 1 August 2025 except for section 2(g)]
| (2) | If an infringer who has made arrangements to pay a fine or monies, if any, in instalments, fails to pay the instalments or makes an insufficient payment on an instalment or the cheque used for payment of that instalment is dishonoured, a notice as prescribed must be served on the infringer, informing him or her— |
| (a) | that the outstanding balance of the instalment, including the fee for the notice, must be paid within seven days of service of the notice or that arrangements must be made within that time for the payment thereof; and |
| (b) | that any payment referred to in paragraph (a) must be made as arranged and that subsequent instalments must be paid as originally arranged; and |
| (c) | that failure to comply with the notice will lead to an enforcement order in respect of the full amount owed being issued against him or her in terms of section 20; |
[Section 19B(2)(c) substituted by section 10(c) of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 4 of 2019), Notice No. 1080, GG42648, dated 19 August 2019 - shall come into operation, (a) 1 December 2025 and, (b) 1 April 2026 respectively, per Proclamation 272 of GG53099, dated 1 August 2025 except for section 2(g)]
[Section 19B shall come into operation (a) 1 December 2025 and, (b) 1 April 2026 respectively per Proclamation 274 of GG53099, dated 1 August 2025 as shown in Annexures A and B]