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- Complaint number
- NTB-000-480
- NTB Type
- 8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees
- Complaint
- Transporters are being charged a motor vehicle fee by Chililabombwe Municipal Council. There is no justification for such a fee since the transporters do not receive any services from the Council. The transporters are travelling on national roads, which are maintained by the government and not the Council. The transporters pay road user charges to the government to maintain the roads.
- Status note
- On 7 September 2016, Zambia Focal point reported that All Levies collected by the Council are guided by Section 69 and 70 of the Local Government Act CAP 281 of the Laws of Zambia which specifies the Levies to be collected. Under this Act (CAP 281), no Council is mandated to collect motor vehicle fees. The supporting Local Government Act was uploaded for reference
- Progress update note
- At the 11th meeting of the SADC Sub -Committee on Trade Facilitation held on 23 May 2013 in Gaborone, Zambia reported that according to the Road Safety Agency there are situations where council parking facilities are available and are used at a fee. It was noted that Zambia was working on reversing the fees.
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- Yes
- Location
- Zambia: Chililabombwe Municipal Council, Zambia (Road block)
- Reporting Country or Region
- South Africa
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2011-12-07
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2016-09-07
- Product Description
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All products
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2012-01-03 12:18
- Modified
- 2016-09-07 14:01
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