Have Your Say: Railway Safety Bill

The Portfolio Committee on Transport invites interested people and stakeholders to submit written comments on the Railway Safety Bill [B 7– 2021].

The Bill seeks: 

  • to provide for the regulation of railway safety in the Republic
  • to provide for the continued existence of the Railway Safety Regulator
  • to provide for the board and governance structures of the Railway Safety Regulator
  • to provide for railway safety permits
  • to provide for railway safety critical grades and safety management systems
  • to provide for a national railway safety information and monitoring system
  • to provide for a legal framework to enforce compliance with the Act and to deal with railway occurrences
  • to provide for an appeal mechanism
  • to provide for transitional arrangements and the repeal of the National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002; and
  • to provide for matters connected therewith.

Enquiries as well as written submissions can be sent to the Portfolio Committee on Transport (Attention: Valerie Carelse) via e-mail to railwaysafetybill@parliament.gov.za. In addition to
the written comments, please indicate your interest in making a verbal presentation to the Committee.

The closing date for submissions is 15 October 2021.

Copies of the Bill can be obtained from Valerie Carelse on cell 083 709 8445 or www.parliament.gov.za

Issued by Mr M J Zwane, MP, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport