EDITOR – While I agree with Dave Pusey about the existence, and so enforceability, of the bylaw, I maintain that the responsibility is that of DuMPS (Durban Metro Police Service) and should not be shifted. If it is, then the cops are no longer at the coal face, but administrators of the coal face – as they have become, to a huge degree.
As an example, those Green People had (have?) “Enforcement” on their backs, though they had (have?) no power to even reprimand a litterbug. Power vests in the DuMPS and no-one should take that away from it.
On the shooting down of the DA proposal, it was a done deal that the ANC would. When I got wind of it, I posted the following comment on SOB Facebook page:- “erm, Nicole, clearly you do not know of “Road Traffic Bylaws P.N. 614, 1958 Section I.3 City of Durban Road Traffic Bylaws”. I first saw it almost a decade ago – and have had a copy since 11 March 2009.
Its definitions include: “Licensed Motor Vehicle Attendant” means a motor vehicle attendant who is the holder of a current licence issued in terms of these bylaws;” and ” “Motor Vehicle Attendant” means a person who, at the request or with the consent of the person in charge of a motor vehicle, undertakes for reward to supervise or take care of such motor vehicle while it is parked in a public street.”
Oh, and, since this is the flavour of the week – “taxi” means a public motor vehicle designed or adapted solely or principally for the conveyance of a not more than nine persons including the driver in respect of which a tariff has been approved
or laid down as envisaged by the provisions of section 21(3)(f) read with section 13(1)(c) of the Road Transportation Act, 1977.”
I could give you the URL, but it died a long time ago – like the will of many City officials and staff to uphold this and other bylaws – maybe this and so many bylaws are no longer being recognised as enforceable because, in 2009 the
City decided to revise its bylaws.
That accounts for why this City is lawless as well as a Dirtbin, the Dump-by-the-Sea – they have all been suspended!
Wouldn’t it be, er, cool to know what became of that revision. And who got paid (probably handsomely) for the task (which should rightly go through provincial and national gazetting processes)? And whether the new
budget makes provision for the on-going engagement of the revisionists.
Mahmood
North Beach
