LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
(NATIONAL ROAD ACCOUNT) REGULATIONS 2008
Arrangement of Provisions

PART 1
PRELIMINARY

1. Title and commencement 2. Interpretation

PART 2
NATIONAL ROAD
ACCOUNT

3. Authority to be a public
body
4. Establishment of the
National Road Account
5. Payment of funds into the
National Road Account

PART 3
FUNDS TO BE
ADMINISTERED IN THE
NATIONAL ROAD
ACCOUNT

6. Funds to be paid into the
National Road Account
7. Certain funds to be used
for road maintenance only

PART 4
OTHER ACCOUNTS OF
THE AUTHORITY

8. Other approved accounts

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PURSUANT to sections 5(1)(f), 19(1)(e)(i) and 58 of the Land
Transport Authority Act 2007, I, TUI ATUA TUPUA
TAMASESE EFI, Head of State, acting on the advice of
Cabinet MAKE the following Regulations:

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(National Road Account) Regulations 2008

DATED at Apia this 3rd
day of September 2008.


signed: (Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi)
HEAD OF STATE


REGULATIONS

PART 1
PRELIMINARY
1. Title and commencement-(1) These regulations shall be
known as the Land Transport Authority (National Road
Account) Regulations 2008.
(2) These Regulations come into force on the date that the
Principal Act comes into force.

2. Interpretation - In these Regulations, unless the contrary
intention appears:
“Authority” means the Land Transport Authority established
under the Principal Act;
“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive
Officer of the Authority;
“Ministry” means the Ministry of Works, Transport and
Infrastructure established by the Ministerial and
Departmental Arrangements Act 2003, and which
comprises the Ministry formerly known as the Ministry
of Works referred to in the Ministry of Works Act 2002;
“Principal Act” means the Land Transport Authority Act
2007.
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NATIONAL ROAD ACCOUNT
3. Authority to be a public body - For the purposes of
sections 91 and 101 of the Public Finance Management Act
2001, the Authority shall be a public body.

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4. Establishment of the National Road Account-(1) The
National Road Account referred to in section 5(1)(f) of the
Principal Act shall be established by the Authority in
accordance with the requirements of section 94 of the Public
Finance Management Act 2001.
(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall ensure that:
(a) the National Road Account is administered in
accordance with all requirements applying to the
account under the Public Finance Management
Act 2001 and the Public Bodies (Performance
and Accountability) Act 2001;
(b) proper accounts and records are kept in relation to
the National Road Account as required by
section 103 of the Public Finance Management
Act 2001; and
(c) reports and financial statements relating to the
National Road Account are prepared and
submitted as required by section 104 of the
Public Finance Management Act 2001.
(3) The National Road Account shall be used to meet the
administration and operational expenses of the Authority in the
discharge of its functions under the Principal Act.
(4) The sources of funds for the National Road Account
shall be all those funds stated in regulation 6.

5. Payment of funds into the National Road Account-(1)
The Chief Executive Officer shall make arrangements to the
satisfaction of the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of
Finance for the payment into the National Road Account of the
funds stated in regulation 6(a).
(2) All other funds which are required by law to be paid into
the National Road Account shall be deposited into the account
as soon as practicable after they are paid to the Authority in
accordance with:
(a) any general requirements applying to them under the
Public Finance Management Act 2001 and any
other applicable law; and


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(b) the financial procedures of the Authority approved
by the Board of the Authority; and
(c) otherwise in accordance with best accounting
practice.

PART 3
FUNDS TO BE ADMINISTERED
IN THE NATIONAL ROAD ACCOUNT

6. Funds to be paid into the National Road Account - The
funds to be paid into the National Road Account in accordance
with all applicable legal requirements include:
(a) the share of the excise tax applying to motor spirits
which is required by law to be deposited into the
National Road Account;
(b) all revenues collected by the Authority as
registration and licence fees; and
(c) any other funds provided by government to the
Authority which are required by the Chief
Executive Officer of the Ministry of Finance to
be paid into and administered as part of the
National Road Account.

7. Certain funds to be used for road maintenance only -
All:
(a) registration and licence fees paid into the National
Road Account in accordance with regulation 6;
and
(b) any public funds provided from time to time to the
Authority for road maintenance purposes,
shall be used only for the purposes of funding the cost of road
maintenance as approved from time to time by the Authority.
PART 4
OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THE AUTHORITY
8. Other approved accounts - The Authority may approve
the establishment of any other account to be maintained by the
Authority of purposes associated with:

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(a) any specific aspect of the proper and lawful
administration of the Authority;
(b) any special program or project involving road safety
or any other function of the Authority under the
Principal Act.

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Issued under the authority of the Regulations Ordinance 1953.
Date of Commencement: These Regulations come into force on
the date that the Principal Act comes into force.
These Regulations are administered by the Ministry of Works,
Transport and Infrastructure.



Copies of these Regulations can be purchased from
the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.