(1)Was there any public participation and consultation with regard to the new SA Bureau of Standards policy on number plates; if not, why not; if so, (a) in what form did the participation and consultation take place, (b) which organisations participated and (c) on what dates did the participation and consultation take place;
(2) (a) when will a national standard be concluded, (b) where can the original specifications be accessed, (c) what testing has been conducted on number plates in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (d) what were the test results in each of the specified years?NW3194E
With reference to page 264 of the 2016 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure regarding his department, (a) what is the reason for the R200 000 virement for the Progressive Youth in Business, (b) what is the specified amount intended for, (c) what process was followed in awarding the amount and (d) who are the (i) directors and (ii) office-bearers of the Progressive Youth in Business?
With reference to page 264 of the 2016 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure regarding his department, (a) what is the reason for the R200 000 virement for the Progressive Youth in Business, (b) what is the specified amount intended for, (c) what process was followed in awarding the amount and (d) who are the (i) directors and (ii) office-bearers of the Progressive Youth in Business?
(a) the dti received a proposal for the development of a Mobile Application from Regoapele Capital Wealth Engineering. During the Adjustment Estimates of National Expenditure, a virement of R200 000.00 was requested with an intention to provide funding towards projects for youth economic empowerment. Of the R200 000.00, R100 000.00 was allocated to Regoapele Capital Wealth Engineering in-line with the dti sponsorship policy. The ...
(1) Was there any public participation and consultation with regard to the new SA Bureau of Standards policy on number plates; if not, why not; if so, (a) in what form did the participation and consultation take place, (b) which organisations participated and (c) on what dates did the participation and consultation take place; (2) (a) when will a national standard be concluded, (b) where can the original specifications be accessed, (c) what testing has been conducted on number plates in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (d) what were the test results in each of the specified years?
1. Yes, there was public participation and consultations with affected stakeholders in the number plate industry.
(a) Participation and consultation took place in the form of meetings with affected stakeholders.
(b) The number plate industry, comprising number plate blankers/manufacturers and embossers participated in the meetings with the SABS. The industry was represented by South African Number Plate Association, the Number Plate Association of South ...
What was the waiting time for each application for Letters of Authority submitted to his department by a certain company (name furnished) (a) in the (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015 calendar years and (b) since 1 January 2016?
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2142 on 19 October 2016, the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications eliminated the backlog of applications for Letters of Authority that are older than 120 calendar days by the deadline of 14 November 2016; if not, (a) why was the specified deadline not met, (b) what is the current status of the specified backlog, (c) why did he not inform Mr G G Hill-Lewis that the deadline would be missed as undertaken in the specified reply, (d) what are the full relevant details of all steps he is taking to address the backlog urgently and (e) by what date will the backlog be eliminated; if so, what are the relevant details?
With reference to his reply to question 2518 on 15 November 2016, on what date will he make the specified socio-economic study available to the public?
With reference to his reply to question 2518 on 15 November 2016, on what date will he make the specified socio-economic study available to the public?
The Liquor Amendment Bill will be submitted to Cabinet in the first quarter of 2017. In terms of the cabinet process, the Socio Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) report must accompany all legislation. Once approved by Cabinet, the SEIAS report will be made available.
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Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2142 on 19 October 2016, the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications eliminated the backlog of applications for Letters of Authority that are older than 120 calendar days by the deadline of 14 November 2016; if not, (a) why was the specified deadline not met, (b) Friday, 25 November 2016 1048 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 40 - 2016 what is the current status of the specified backlog, (c) why did he not inform Mr G G Hill-Lewis that the deadline would be missed as undertaken in the specified reply, (d) what are the full relevant details of all steps he is taking to address the backlog urgently and (e) by what date will the backlog be eliminated; if so, what are the relevant details?
No, the backlog of applications for Letters of Authority that are older than 120 calendar days were not eliminated by the deadline of 14 November 2016 that was given to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry;
(a) The complexity of the required skills, human resource and systems interventions to deal with the backlog have taken longer than anticipated.
(b) The backlog on ...
What was the waiting time for each application for Letters of Authority submitted to his department by a certain company (name furnished) (a) in the (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015 calendar years and (b) since 1 January 2016?
(a) (i) 2014 - 5 LoA’s were issued as follows:-
Date applied Date Issued No. of working days
20/10/2013 2014/1/27 74
13/3/2014 2014/6/14 69
12/6/2014 2014/7/30 49
12/6/2014 2014/7/30 49
29/10/2014 2014/10/29 112
(ii) 2015 - 3 LOA’s were issued as follows:-
Date applied Date Issued No. of working days
5/8/2014 2015/6/14 225
5/8/2014 2015/6/14 225
5/8/2014 2015/6/14 225
(b) 2016 - No LOA ...
