SACAA Annual Report 2022_23

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1. SA CATS 1 of 2023 was approved by the Director on 23 February 2023 and published with the effective and operational date being 1 March 2023. SA CATS 1 of 2023 contains the provisions relating to Documents SA CATS 21, 34, 61, 65, 66, 91, 121, 127,135, 139, 140, 171 and 172. 2. SA CATS 2 of 2023 was approved by the Director on 17 March 2023, with the effective and operational date being 17 March 2023. SA CATS 2 of 2023 contains the provisions relating to Documents SA CATS 12, 34, 43, 48, 64, 65, 66, 67, 91, 92, 101, 121, 135, 139, 140, 171, 172 and 174. The SACAA has, during the reporting period, submitted the following Civil Aviation Regulations (CARs) to the DoT for consideration and promulgation: 1. The Minister of Transport promulgated the Twenty-Fifth Amendment Regulations, 2023, on 17 March 2023. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment contains provisions relating to Part 1, Part 12, Part 21, Part 34, Part 36, Part 91, Part 93, Part 121, Part 135, Part 139, Part 140 and Part 172. 2. The Minister of Transport promulgated the Twenty-Sixth Amendment Regulations, 2023, on 17 March 2023. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment contains provisions relating to Part 1, Part 12, Part 21, Part 43, Part 48, Part 61, Part 66, Part 67, Part 71, Part 72, Part 91, Part 92, Part 93, Part 101, Part 111, Part 121, Part 127, Part 135, Part 139, Part 140, Part 141, Part 172 and Part 178. 3. The amendments to SA CATS and Regulations referred to above ensure that South Africa’s legislative framework is aligned with international best practices and ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices, which are published from time to time by ICAO through state letters, accompanied by amended ICAO Annexes.

4. The Twenty-Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2023, which contain provisions relating to the increase of the passenger safety charge and user fees, were promulgated by the Minister of Transport on 13 April 2023 after receiving the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. In terms of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act 13 of 2009), all regulation amendments relating to fees require the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. The Twenty-Seventh Amendment, 2023, contains an approved increase for fees charged in terms of Regulation 187, relating to fees for services rendered by the SACAA to aviation personnel and the industry, as well as the passenger safety charge. The Minister of Finance agreed to increase user fees by 5.0% for the 2023/2024 financial year. Further, the Minister of Finance agreed to increase the passenger safety charge by 6.5% from R27.54 in 2021/2022 to R29.33 in the 2023/2024 financial year. 5. The Minister of Transport, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, further approved the increase of the aviation fuel levy by 8.5% from R19.2 cent per litre in 2021/2022 to R20.83 cent per litre in the 2023/2024 financial year.

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