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GOVERNMENT NOTICE

No. 243 Promulgation of Road Traffic Amendment Act, 1995 (Act 25 of 1995), of UIeParliament .

Government Notice

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

No. 243 1995

PROMULGATION OF ACT OF PARLIAMENT

The following Act which has been passed by the Parliament and signed by the President in terms of the Namibian Constitution is hereby published in terms of Article 56 of that Constitution.

No. 25 of 1995: Road Traffic Amendment Act, 1995.

2 Government Gazette 29 December 1995 No. 1229 Act No. 25.1995 ROAD TRAFFIC AMENDMENT

ACT, 1995

EXPLANATORY NOTE:

Words underlined with solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments. Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments.

ACT

To amend the Road 'framc Ordinance, 1967, so as to increase the motorve- hide licence fees; and to provide for incidental matters.

(Signed by the President on 19December 1995)

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, as follows>

Amendment of Schedule 2 to Ordinance 30 of 1967, as amended by section 8 of Ordinance 25 of 1969, section 22 of Ordinance 18 of 1970, section 36 of Ordinance 18 of 1971, section 18 of Ordinance 16 of 1972, section 13 of Ordi- nance 19 of 1975, section 21 of Ordinance 17 of 1980, section 1 of Proclama- tion AG.22 of 1983, section 1 of Act 30 of 1985, section 1 of Act 28 of 1986, section 1 of Act 22 of 1987, section 1 of Act 2 of 1988 and section 1 of Act 19 of 1988

1. Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1967, is hereby amended by the substitution for item 1 of the following item:

"1. Motor vehicle licence fees:

Type of vehicle Tare of vehicle in Tariff (N$) kilograms

Motor cycles and All 27,00 tricycles

Motor-cars Up to and including 750 54,00 751 - 1000 81,00

1001 - 1 250 90,00 1251- 1500 108,00 1 501 and over 126,00

Other self-propelled vehicles Up to and including

1000 81,00 1001- 2000 126,00 2001- 3 000 216,00

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No. 1229 Government Gazette 29 December 1995 3 Act No. 25, 1995 ROAD TRAFFIC AMENDMENT

ACT, 1995

3001 - 4000 4001 - 5000 5001 - 6000 6001 - 7000 7001 - 8000 8001 - 9000 9001 - 10 000 10001 - 11000 11001 - 12000 12001 - 12500 12 501 and over

Trailers and semi- trailers (other than caravans)

Up to and inclu- ding 1 000

1001 - 2000 2001- 3000 3001- 4000 4001- 5000 5001- 6000 6001- 7000 7001 - 8000 8001- 9000 9001- 10000 10 001 - 11000 11001 - 12000 12001 and over

Caravans All

414,00 630,00

1530,00 2124,00 2718,00 3474,00 4266,00 5202,00 6282,00 7320,00 7320,00

Plus N$432,00 for every 500 kilograms or part thereof above

12500 kilograms

27,00 108,00 180,00 846,00

1224,00 1 710,00 2115,00 2628,00 3474,00 3906,00 4482,00 5112,00

5 112,00plus N$348,00 for

every 500 kilo- grams or part thereof above

12000 kilograms

45,00:

Provided that in respect of a motor vehicle (other than a tractot; truck-tractor or self-propelled caravan) not designed principally for the conveyance on a public road of persons or goods, or both, which is operated on a public road, the licence fee shall not exceed N$171.00.".

Short title and commencement

2. ThisAct shall be called the RoadTrafficAmendment Act, 1995, and shall come into operation on 1 January 1996.