Road Transport Authority Act, 1996
The Act establishing the Road Transport Authority to regulate and administer road transport in Sierra Leone.
Summary
The Road Transport Authority Act, 1996 established the Road Transport Authority (now the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority) to regulate and administer road transport in Sierra Leone.
The Act provided for the Authority's establishment, governance and functions, including the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, the licensing of drivers, the regulation of road-transport services, and the promotion of road safety. It is the foundation of road-transport administration, operating together with the Road Traffic Act. It was amended in 2003 and 2014, and the Authority was later reconstituted as the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority.
Main provisions
- Establishes the Road Transport Authority.
- Provides for its governance and functions.
- Provides for vehicle registration and driver licensing.
- Regulates road-transport services.
- Promotes road safety (later reconstituted as the Road Safety Authority).