National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009)

Regulations

North West Land Transport Regulations, 2020

7. Powers of Intervention Team

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(1) When investigating any incidence of the Public Transport violence as contemplated in subregulation the Intervention Team may—
(a) conduct an inspection under this Act or any other applicable law; and
(b) monitor and enforce compliance with this Act or an applicable law in consultation with relevant authority but not limited to the South African Police Service, PRE, Traffic Officer where necessary, subject to provisions of any other applicable law—
(i) question any person in respect of any matter which may be relevant to the investigation;
(ii) question any person whom the Intervention Team on reasonable grounds believes may have information relevant to the investigation;
(iii) inspect any document that a person is required to maintain in terms of this Act or any other law or that may be relevant to any related investigation;
(iv) copy the document referred to in paragraph (iii), or if necessary, remove the document in order to make a copy there from;
(d) take photographs or make audio-visual recordings of anything or any person, process, action or condition related to the investigation;
(e) with the assistance of the South African Police Service members and Traffic Officers seize and remove any object which in its opinion may constitute proof of a contravention of any provision of this Act; and
(f) do everything that is relevant for conducting the investigation.

 

(2) Where the Intervention Team seizes anything relating to the investigation it must—
(a) record it and issue a receipt for it to the owner, or person in control, of the object; and
(b) secure same pending a decision concerning the finalization of the investigation.