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TTL621S - Traffic and Transpportation Legislation - 2nd Opp - Nov 2025 |
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nAm I BI A u n IVE RS ITY
OF SCI En CE Ano TECH n OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BTMM
COURSE CODE : TTL621S
LEVEL: 6
COURSE NAME: TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
LEGISLATION
SESSION: NOVEMBER 2025
PAPER: THEORY AND CASE STUDIES
DURATION : 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION
EXAMINER{S} Mariette Hanekom
MODERATOR: Kirby Claasen
INSTRUCTIONS
1. The paper has 5 main questions.
2. ALL the questions are compulsory.
3. Read carefully before answering.
4. Write clearly and neatly.
5. Number the answers clearly and according the structure in the examination question
paper.
6. Write full sentences. Candidates will be penalised for incorrect spelling and illegible
handwriting, as well as for the inappropriate use of "bullet points" .
PERMISSIBLE MATERIAL
The Namibian Constitution
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES (Including this front page)
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QUESTION 1
Briefly answer the following questions.
1.1 In terms of the Road Traffic and Transportation Act 22/1999, who is the "owner" of a
vehicle?
(1)
1.2 Which two human rights are regarded as absolute?
(2)
1.3 Distinguish between the Namibian Roads Authority (RA), the Roads Contractor
Company (RCC) and the Road Fund Administration (RFA) with regard to their
respective functions.
(3)
1.4 What is the difference between the "tare" and the "gross vehicle mass" of a vehicle?
(3)
1.5 May a traffic officer dismantle a vehicle?
(2)
1.6 In terms of the Road Traffic and Transportation Act 22/1999, what is a "sidewalk"?
(2)
1.7 The Roads Ordinance provides for the division of proclaimed roads into four classes.
List these classes.
(4)
1.8 What is the purpose of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund Act 10/2007?
(3)
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QUESTION 2
You are the Manager: Logistics and Transportation of Minura Mining, a company that owns
a Uranium Mine in the coastal area of Namibia. It is your responsibility, amongst others, to
manage all transportation matters within the company, including ensuring that vehicles are
safe and meet legal requirements, and making sure that drivers are aware oftheir duties.
Answer the following questions:
2.1 Identify the symbols below and briefly describe the risks of each.
2.1.1
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2.1.2
(Two marks each) (4)
2.2 A "competent authority" is charged with the enforcement ofthe regulations
governing the transportation of dangerous goods. Who is the "competent authority"
in Namibia?
(1)
2.3 A consignment of uranium has to be transported to a top-secret destination in a
neighbouring country. The consignments will be transported by road. Because of the
nature of the consignment, you wish to avoid the publicity that accompanies
transporting dangerous goods by road. How can you avoid this and what is the
procedure to be followed?
(5)
2.4 You need to appoint drivers to transport the consignments. What is the minimum
age that these drivers should be?
(1)
2.5 What are "high consequence dangerous goods"?
(2)
2.6 What is a multi load, and why must special care be taken in the transportation of these
loads?
(5)
2. 7 On a different occasion one of your drivers is stopped by a dangerous goods
inspector. The inspector wants to unpack some of the goods being transported. This
may only be done subject to certain conditions. What are these conditions?
(3)
2.8 You must ensure that your drivers are properly trained. List the three main areas of
training as required by the UN Model Regulations on the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods.
(3)
2.9 Upon completion of their training the drivers will be issued with a Certificate of
Training. What is the validity of this certificate?
(1)
2.10 Identify the elements of the placard numbered 1 to 5 respectively.
(5)
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2.11
You have to organise the transportation of mining equipment from Walvis Bay to the
mine. The consignment consists of six disassembled dump trucks that are 5 metres
wide and weigh approximately 30 tonnes each. Will this be regarded as an abnormal
load? Motivate your answer.
(2)
2.12 In the event of it being an abnormal load, which procedures will you have to comply
with before transporting it on a public road?
(4)
2.13 Special conditions apply to vehicles that require a Police escort. List 4 (four) of these
conditions.
(4)
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QUESTION 3
Discuss 5 (five) duties of the operator as referred to in Section 64 of the Road Traffic and
Transportation Act 22 / 1999.
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QUESTION 4
Read the following case study and indicate which human rights have been infringed. Refer
to the exact articles.
On 13 November 2025 Mr Thomas, an elderly man from Angola who cannot speak English,
is stopped at a road block outside Windhoek. The English-speaking traffic officer demands to
see his passport. Mr Thomas does not understand the traffic officer and does not have his
passport with him. He is summarily arrested on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant and
thrown into the back of a Police vehicle. He is kept in isolation in the Police cells at Hosea
Kutako airport prison and not permitted to speak to anybody from outside. He is also
beaten up by the Police and given rotten food to eat. His trial takes place on 20 November
2025. He is not given a chance to state his case, but is immediately found guilty by the
Magistrate, who said: "you Angolans always think you can just come into Namibia and do
what you want"
Note: Marks will be deducted for irrelevant references to the Namibian Constitution.
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QUESTION 5
5.1 During an inspection of a motor vehicle, you find that the engine number of the
vehicle is different from the one that is specified on the registration document. In
terms of your functions as traffic officer, how do you handle this matter?
(4)
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5.2 Jona has just bought himself a brand new Amarok and wants to apply for a
Personalised Licence Number (PLN). After some thought he decides on IAMTHEBEST
NA. He further decides to include the Angolan flag, because his family is originally
from Luanda and he still longs for that country. Will this be allowed? Motivate your
answer.
(3)
5.3 Meme Tina sells fresh fruit just outside Windhoek, along the Al highway between
Windhoek and Okahandja. She regularly waves her produce at passing motorists to
attract their attention. Her neighbour Meme Julia, who has a son studying Traffic
and Transportation Law at NUST, has told her that she may not do this, because it is
forbidden by the Advertising on Roads and Ribbon Development Ordinance 30 of
1960. Is Meme Julia correct?
(3)
5.4 Mr Rich owns a number of taxis. He employs various taxi-drivers. On 3 May 2018
Mathew, one of his drivers, is apprehended at a road block by Inspector Chicken,
because the vehicle he was driving was not road-worthy. Who can be held liable in
this instance? Motivate your answer.
(4)
5.5 Mr.Xis caught by a Traffic Officer driving without a licence. The Traffic Officer fines
Mr. X N$ 2000 for driving on a public road without a valid driver's licence. Mr. X was
driving on a public road from one part of his farm to another part, which is less than
one kilometre away. Must Mr. X pay the fine? Motivate your answer.
(3)
5.6 One morning Innocent wakes up to discover that her brand-new motor vehicle has
disappeared. She reports the matter to the Police. Three days later the Police, acting
on a tip-off, go to arrest Veri Scaly at his house. They discover that his garage is
crammed with motor vehicle parts that are identified to belong to various motor
vehicles that were reported stolen during the past six months. Name the legislation
that the Police can use to secure a conviction in this regard.
(1)
5.7 On 15 February 2024 the Namibian parliament, in an attempt to combat gender-
based violence, passes a law stating that the death penalty can be imposed in
instances where an accused is convicted of rape. In March 2024 Tsotsiman is
arrested and subsequently found guilty of rape. Can he be sentenced to death?
Motivate your answer.
(2)
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TOTAL MARKS 100
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