Draft legislation could pave the way for the state to e-mail road traffic fines to motorists, it was reported on Monday.<\/p>\n
Beeld reported that this had emerged from amendments to the Law on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic (Aarto) published in the Government Gazette in February.<\/p>\n
People have until March 21 to comment on the proposal.<\/p>\n
Beeld reported that the introduction of Aarto, which was currently enforced only in Johannesburg and Pretoria, had repeatedly been postponed in other parts of the country because of administrative logistics.<\/p>\n
Thirteen years after it was first proposed, the Aarto penalty points system had yet to be enforced, largely because of legal wrangling and criticism of the legislation.<\/p>\n
According to the newspaper, Johannesburg metro police had been quoted in earlier media reports as saying it had no budget to send notices by registered mail.<\/p>\n
The proposed amendments suggested that the government was trying to change the original law precisely to enable e-mail notifications of fines.<\/p>\n
Members of the public could e-mail their comments, before March 21, to John Makgatho on Makgathj@dot.gov.za or Ngwako Thoka on Thokan@dot.gov.za.<\/p>\n
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