Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (Act No. 46 of 1998)Chapter V : General matters30. Service of documents |
| (1) | Any document required to be served on an infringer in terms of this Act must be served on the infringer by— |
| (a) | personal service; |
| (b) | postage; or |
| (c) | electronic service. |
[Section 30(1) substituted by section 17(a) of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 4 of 2019), Notice No. 1080, GG42648, dated 19 August 2019 - effective 1 July 2026, per Proclamation Notice 323 of GG54918, dated 29 June 2026 except for section 2(g)]
| (2) | A document which is sent in terms of subsection (1), is deemed to have been served on the infringer on the tenth day after posting the said document or of the electronic service, and such electronic service reflected in the National Road Traffic Offences Register, unless evidence to the contrary is adduced, which evidence may be in the form of an affidavit. |
[Section 30(2) substituted by section 17(b) of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 4 of 2019), Notice No. 1080, GG42648, dated 19 August 2019 - effective 1 July 2026, per Proclamation Notice 323 of GG54918, dated 29 June 2026 except for section 2(g)]
[Section 30 effective from 1 July 2026, per Proclamation Notice 322 of GG54917, dated 29 June 2026]