ConCourt rules Aarto constitutional
The Constitutional Court has ruled against the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) in its challenge of Aarto setting aside a lower court decision.
The High Court in Pretoria had found in favour of the organisation, ruling that the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act was unconstitutional, invalid and should be scrapped.
Then Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula approached the Constitutional Court to overturn the ruling.
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Delivering the judgement on Wednesday, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said Aarto and the way notices would be served to alleged traffic offenders were not inconsistent with the constitution.
Zondo added that the court rejected Outa's contention that Aarto removed certain powers from municipalities and gave them to other state organs.
The act will set up a national road traffic regulation system to hold motorists accountable for traffic violations.
