Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act, 1989

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The Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act, was an Act of the South African Parliament in 1989.

It transformed the South African Transport Services from a government department into a public company. [1]

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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2019-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)