Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999 (Act No. 20 of 1999)Chapter 2 : Establishment and governance of Road Traffic Management Corporation18. Establishment of functional units |
| (1) | The Shareholders Committee must, as part of the organisational structuring of the Corporation, establish as many functional units as are required in accordance with the business and financial plan, to ensure effective management of, at least, the following functional areas— |
| (a) | road traffic law enforcement: |
| (b) | training of traffic personnel; |
| (c) | vehicle registration and licensing; |
| (d) | vehicle and roadworthiness testing; |
| (e) | testing and licensing of drivers; |
| (f) | road traffic information; |
| (g) | accident investigations and recording thereof; |
| (h) | communication and education; |
| (i) | infrastructure safety audits; and |
| (j) | administrative adjudication of road traffic offences. |
| (2) | A functional unit may be structured to best give effect to country-wide functioning. |
| (3) | A manager appointed in terms of section 19(1) is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of a functional unit, and must manage the unit— |
| (a) | on a commercial basis in accordance with the business and financial plan; and |
| (b) | independently from any other functional unit as a financially ring-fenced unit. |
| (4) | The manager of a functional unit may, subject to the approval of the Shareholders Committee, conclude a contract with the manager of any other functional unit to provide services to that other unit for compensation. |