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The deadline for the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) system has been postponed to 2011.
Transport minister Sibusiso Ndebele previously said despite problems with the pilot projects for the Aarto system, the 2010 deadline was final.
“Aarto will be implemented in 2010. It will tighten law enforcement in the country. It will reduce the burden on our courts and will change the behaviour of road users.”
During the pilot, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) identified problems within law enforcement systems and procedure environments – but dismissed any recommendations that the rollout should be delayed.
Now, in a response to a parliamentary question this week, Ndebele said the allocation of demerit points to infringers will be introduced on a national basis from 1 April 2011.
Ndebele attributes this delay to the problems that emerged from the pilot projects in the municipalities of Tshwane and Johannesburg.
“These [problems] relate mainly to legislative, operational and systems aspects. To that effect, some of the legislative issues are being addressed with the amendments to the Aarto Regulations, which have been published in March 2010, whereas the related amendments to the Act are being finalised for tabling in Parliament.”
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