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1.1 Legal Concepts and their Responsibilities
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The National Road Traffic Act 93 (Act 93 of 1996) was implemented in August 2000. This legislation included provisions for the road transport of Dangerous Goods and the relevant regulations were enforced from the 3rd of August 2001. The legislation addresses issues like the actual goods and substances being transported in bulk and in packs, all products classified as dangerous in terms of SANS 10228, and the quantities and the mix of the products transported.
The Act demands that the consignor, operator and consignee of Dangerous Goods comply with the requirements of Chapter VIII of the Act and the SABS codes of practice incorporated in the Act as regulations, provided the goods or substances are transported in excess of the exempt quantity allowed.
In practical terms the legal concepts according to the National Road Traffic Act 93 (Act 93 of 1996) are as follows, the distributor is the consignor, the transporter of the goods is the operator and the receiver of the goods is the consignee.
This is summarised in the table below:
