Central
The central government is responsible for:
- The preparation and implementation of the overall policy;
- Road transport;
- Railway;
- Waterways
- Civil Aviation;
- Telecommunications;
- Monitoring frameworks across Road, Maritime, Rail and Air sectors;
- Finance for Transport Projects and programmes.
- Development programmes (last identified programme ran 2011-2015)
- Research;
- Road, rail and waterway safety;
- Supporting a competitive market in the transport sector and entrepreneurial endeavours;
- Prepares proposals on improving the organization of transport of passengers and goods;
- Analyses the market for services and identifies promising directions of development of road transport;
- Proposals for their establishment, reorganization or liquidation, as well as the improvement of data management;
- Participates in the established order in the privatization of facilities in the field of road and urban transport;
- Promote the development of public-private partnerships;
- Preparing proposals, including cooperation with local executive and administrative bodies, to organize and improve the route network, "the passenger terminals, improving the quality of passenger services;
- Participates in the development of technical regulations, standards in the field of transport activity;
- Prepares proposals for improving statistical reporting forms in the field of road and urban transport;
- Issuance of special permits for required activities
Regional
Regional authorities are responsible for:
- The development of regional infrastructure, including roads;
- The provision of regional road services;
- The distribution of national funds for:
- § Rural road infrastructures;
- § Regional transport.
- Preparing proposals, including cooperation with local executive and administrative bodies, to organize and improve the route network, "the passenger terminals, improving the quality of passenger services;
Local
Local authorities are responsible for:
- Urban public transport;
- Road infrastructure. Infrastructural issues including maintenance of roads and highways is the responsibility of local government units.
- Preparing proposals, including cooperation with local executive and administrative bodies, to organize and improve the route network, "the passenger terminals, improving the quality of passenger services;
- Interacting with the local executive and administrative bodies in matters of road and urban passenger transport and on transport in the territory.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Transport
Sources:
Act of May 5, 1998 №140-Z "On the basis of transport activity"
Law of the Republic of Belarus of 14.08.2007 number 278-W "ROAD TRANSPORT AND ROAD TRANSPORT"
