Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999 (Act No. 20 of 1999) Notices National Road Traffic Law Enforcement Code (NRTLEC) Preamble

 

The Shareholders Committee of the Road Traffic Management Corporation:

 

ACKNOWLEDGE that road traffic law enforcement is an essential community service, the effectiveness of which impacts on the quality of life of all South African citizens;

 

FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE that multiple service providers across national, provincial and local spheres of government currently undertake road traffic law enforcement in terms of the Constitution, national and provincial legislation and municipal by-laws;

 

AND FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE that wide disparities exist in the management, administrative and operational guidelines applied by such road traffic law enforcement authorities in the execution of their law enforcement mandates;

 

WHEREAS the Road Traffic Management Corporation Act 1999, (Act No. 20 of 1999) mandates the development of a national road traffic law enforcement code to set minimum goals, objectives, standards and uniform procedures for the provision of road traffic law enforcement services;

 

WHEREAS the Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999 (Act No. 20 of 1999) aims to enhance the voluntary compliance with its provisions by meaningfully involving road traffic law enforcement officers in its development;

 

SINCE there is a need for establishment of goals, objectives, standards and uniform procedures for road traffic law enforcement authorities will significantly improve safety on public roads and enhance the quality of life of all South African citizens;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to promote road traffic law enforcement as an essential community service and not primarily as a generator of revenue;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to adopt a holistic approach to road traffic management that focuses on authorities, administration, information, financial, human resources and operational matters;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to promote effective, efficient and streamlined administrative systems that adequately support the activities of all road traffic management personnel;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to institute reliable information systems to ensure the accurate collection, preservation and retrieval of information needed to support road traffic law enforcement activities;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to introduce transparent financial management systems that ensure accountability and the reinvestment of traffic revenue into enforcement efforts;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to promote fair human resources practices that enable road traffic management personnel to know what is expected of them and in particular, to maximize career opportunities and empower the previously disadvantaged;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to develop a professional fraternity of road traffic law enforcers who take professional pride in their work, conform to high ethical standards, are adequately trained, and competitively recruited and compensated;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to professionalise road traffic law enforcement and ensure management that is competent, adequately qualified and experienced with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide guidance and leadership;

 

AND SINCE t here i s a commitment to establish streamlined and effective operational procedures that incorporate the utilisation of state-of-the-art technology;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to maximise road traffic law enforcement’s potential impact on overall crime reduction through the rendering of ancillary support to general policing initiatives;

 

AND SINCE there is a commitment to pro-actively shape road user perceptions and behaviour through improved awareness, communication and an open-door policy regarding public concerns;

 

BE IT THEREFORE APPROVED by the Shareholders Committee, as follows:—