Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (Act No. 46 of 1998)Chapter V : General matters31. Penalties |
| (1) | The penalty prescribed under section 29(b) for each infringement must, despite any other law, be imposed administratively in terms of Chapter III, subject to the discount contemplated in section 17(1)(d). |
| (2) | Subject to section 18(1)(b), the laws on prescription are not applicable to penalties and fees payable in terms of this Act, and may be collected at any time. |
[Section 31(2) substituted by section 18 of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 4 of 2019), Notice No. 1080, GG42648, dated 19 August 2019 - shall come into operation, (a) 1 December 2025 and, (b) 1 April 2026 respectively, per Proclamation 272 of GG53099, dated 1 August 2025 except for section 2(g)]
[Section 31 shall come into operation (a) 1 December 2025 and, (b) 1 April 2026 respectively per Proclamation 274 of GG53099, dated 1 August 2025 as shown in Annexures A and B]