National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009)RegulationsNational Land Transport Regulations for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup17. Institutional arrangements |
| (1) | The Director-General of the Department must appoint a person as National Transport Facilitator for operating licences for the Event, who must, among other duties assigned by the Director-General— |
| (a) | Monitor and oversee, and facilitate co-ordination between, the spheres of government and other relevant parties in relation to the licensing of public transport operations for the Event; and |
| (b) | ensure that relevant timescales are met to enable such transport to function efficiently for the Event. |
| (2) | The head of each provincial department must— |
| (a) | appoint a person as Provincial Transport Facilitator for operating licences for the Event to assist the National Transport Facilitator and perform similar functions in the provincial sphere; |
| (b) | appoint a unit of dedicated staff members, systems and equipment to accommodate their duties in terms of these regulations; and |
| (c) | submit to the Director-General of the Department, by the date and in the format determined by that Director-General, a schedule of the proposed activities of the PRE, including sittings, to comply with these regulations, with time scales. |
| (3) | The National Transport Facilitator may issue directives to PREs and host cities that are not in conflict with the Act or these regulations to ensure the effective implementation of these regulations or to facilitate the procedural and other arrangements for public transport for the Event, and the latter must comply with such directives. |
| (4) | Each host city must supply the relevant PRE with details of its operational plan including, but not limited to— |
| (a) | details of vehicles to be used in terms of contracted event services; and |
| (b) | requirements of the city for other public transport services for the Event. |
| (5) | Applications for new operating licences that are Event-related must be made to the PRE of the province where the journey originates. |