National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002 (Act No. 16 of 2002)

Regulations

Determination of Permits Fees for the 2017/18 financial year

4. Permit Fee Rates for non rail-related revenue generating train operators, network operators and station operators
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4.1 Permit Fee Rates for Non Rail-Related Revenue Generating Train Operators, Network Operators and Station Operators

 

The fees payable shall be calculated by multiplying the unit specified in Column 3 with the relevant risk based fee rate specified in Column 4 in respect of the corresponding activities specified in Column 2 of the Schedule, except where a flat rate has been indicated.

 

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

COLUMN 4

Operator

Category

Railway

Activities

Unit

Relevant Risk Based Fee Rate

Mine

Operations

Dangerous

Goods

Operations

Transport-

ation of

Passenger

Operations

(a) Train

Running Lines for Tourist/

Passengers

Total annual passenger number x Total length of running line (Km)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Private Siding Lines for General Freight/ Dangerous Goods

Annual Tons x Total length of siding (Km)

Flat Rate:

 

R60 000.00

Flat Rate:

 

R400 000.00

Flat Rate:

 

R8 774.15

Private Siding Lines for Tourist/ Passengers

Total annual passenger number x Total length of siding (Km)

N/A

N/A

Flat Rate:

 

R8 774.15

(b) Network

Running Lines for Cape Gauge

Total length of Cape Gauge running line (Km)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Siding Lines for Cape Gauge

Total length of Cape Gauge siding (Km)

32.033452

11 846.03

2965.278

(c) Station

On and off boarding sites / zones for passengers

Number of stations

N/A

N/A

Flat Rate:

 

R97 556.25

 

4.2 Permit Fee Rates for Rail-Related Revenue Generating Train Operators, Network Operators and Station Operators

 

The Operators have been grouped as follows:

 

(a) Group A: Train Operators, Network Operators and Station Operators

Railway Operators who transport 500 000 tons or more of general goods, 50 000 tons or more of dangerous goods, or passengers are liable to pay railway safety permit fees determined in accordance with the formula below.

 

(b) Group B: Train Operators, Network Operators and Station Operators

Railway Operators who transport between 200 000 tons and 500 000 tons of general goods, less than 50 000 tons of dangerous goods or tourists are liable to pay railway safety permit fees determined in accordance with the formula below.

 

 

(c) Group C: Train Operators, Network Operators and Station Operators

Railway Operators who transport less than 200 000 tons of general goods are liable to pay a flat fee of R 8 774.15

 

4.3        

(a) The formula below is used as a basis to calculate Group A Operators annual safety permit fee:

 

W = (Y - U- V) * X/Z

 

Where:

 

U is the total amount of the railway safety permit fees payable by all Group C Operators for the most recently completed and audited financial year; (R51 880.65)

 

V is the total amount of the railway safety permit fees payable by all Group B Operators for the most recently completed and audited financial year; (R2 576 290.64)

 

W is the amount of railway safety fees payable by the relevant Group A Operators. (Use formula to determine contribution);

 

X is the annual rail-related revenue of the relevant Group A Operators for the most recently completed and audited financial year;

 

Y is the total amount of the railway safety permit fees due to the Railway Safety Regulator for the 2017/18 financial year; (R143 100 000.00) and

 

Z is the total annual rail -related revenue of all the Group A Operators for the most recently completed and audited financial year (R93 027 135 824.56)

 

(b) Table below is used as a basis to calculate railway Operators annual safety permit fee:

 

OPERATOR GROUP

 

 

BAND

PERMIT FEE PAYABLE

(Proportionate revenue distribution)

GROUP A:

 

Train

Station

Network

Dangerous goods  ≥ 50 000t

 

General goods ≥ 500 000t

 

All passengers

W= (Y -U -V) * X/Z

GROUP B:

 

Train

Station

Network

Dangerous goods < 50 000t

 

General goods ≥ 200 000t and <

50 000t

 

All tourists

0.15% of relevant (with respect to the most recently completed and audited financial year) annual rail -related revenue

GROUP C:

 

Train

Station

Network

General goods < 200 000t

 

Flat Rate: R8 774.15