Chikunga: Aarto to be implemented with speed

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the act was constitutional.

It overturned a High Court judgement in favour of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, which had challenged its constitutionality and validity. 

The then Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula had appealed the High Court decision.

The department has welcomed the ruling.

READ: ConCourt rules Aarto constitutional

The act will set up a single national road traffic regulation system to hold motorists accountable for traffic violations. 

Minister Sindiswa Chikunga has described the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act as a vital cog in the government's efforts to make the roads safer. 

“The Aarto Act is an important cog in our road traffic law enforcement interventions aimed at arresting the carnage on our roads and alter driver behaviour. 

"This will reinforce other interventions such as classifying traffic policing as a 24-hour, 7-day job alongside the regulation of driving schools and introduction of an NQF level 6 training for traffic law enforcement officers." 

“The implementation of this law across the country has been pending for 25 years, with pilots in place in the cities of Johannesburg and Tshwane. With this judgment having cleared the path for the implementation of Aarto we will move with speed to roll out its implementation across the country without delay."

Outa has expressed disappointment at the ruling, saying it doesn't believe the act will serve its purpose.