SEPTI BUKULA | Tour operators given a lifeline to cut licensing red tape: For many years tour operators across SA have borne the pain and anguish of disruptions to their operations due to unconscionable delays in the licensing of the vehicles they use to…
In an effort to resolve the long-standing licensing problems, the Tourism Business Council of SA and the department of transport have partnered to conduct a series of roadshows to enable tour operators to engage face to face with the department and its licensing agency, the National Public Transport Regulator .
Over many years industry formations have pushed for the resolution of the licensing impasse, which has seen businesses close, and jobs lost, due to long delays. First, the department is charged with supporting the growth of small businesses across the economy, regardless of which sector they operate in. This includes the countless small businesses that are the backbone of tourism in our country. Second, and importantly, the department is the sole custodian of the official mandate to create a conducive operating environment for SMEs. Key in this mandate is the reduction of red tape.
Moreover, the minister holds a powerful legislative instrument that has never been put to use. The 1996 National Small Business Act grants the minister powers to gazette guidelines for organs of state in national, provincial and local spheres of government to promote small business by, among others, conducting an assessment of the effect of new and existing legislation on small businesses.
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