selected new legislation: 02 - 09 March 2007
14 March 2007


NATIONAL LEGISLATION

ACT

POSTAL SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 22 OF 2006
GG 29682 of 2 March 2007
DOC: 2 March 2007
Amends: ss 1, 8, 16, 30 and 80;
Substitutes the heading of Chapter II, s 59 and the word ‘officer’ with the words ‘employee of the postal company’;
Inserts s 2A; and
Repeals s 65 of the Postal Services Act 124 of 1998

PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES

INCOME TAX ACT 58 OF 1962
Interest rate for purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of 'official rate of interest' in paragraph 1 of the Seventh
Schedule determined with effect from 1 March 2007 at 10 per cent
GG 29683 of 1 March 2007

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 91 OF 1964
Schedule 1 amended 
GG 29670 of 9 March 2007
Schedule 2 amended 
GG 29670 of 9 March 2007

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS ACT 28 OF 1974
Supplementary regulations amended 
GG 29670 of 9 March 2007

FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT 54 OF 1972
Salt regulations published and previous regulations published under GN R239 in GG 22133 of 16 March 2001 repealed 
GG 29670 of 9 March 2007

COPYRIGHT ACT 98 OF 1978
Notice of accreditation of a representative Collecting Society in terms of regulation 3 (7) of the Collecting Societies
in the Music Industry Regulations, 2006 published
GG 29665 of 5 March 2007

ATTORNEYS ACT 53 OF 1979
KwaZulu-Natal Law Society: Rules amended 
GG 29669 of 9 March 2007

PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1 OF 1999
Listing and de-listing of Public Entity in Schedule 3 Part A published
GG 29669 of 9 March 2007

COUNCIL FOR MEDICAL SCHEMES LEVIES ACT 58 OF 2000
Proposed levies on medical schemes published 
GG 29669 of 9 March 2007

FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND INTERMEDIARY SERVICES ACT 37 OF 2002
Exemption published: Exemption of UBS South Africa and Deutsche Securities in respect of Certain Clients, 2007 
GG 29684 of 5 March 2007

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT 10 OF 2004
Draft National norms and standards for the management of elephants in South Africa published for written comments 
GG 29674 of 2 March 2007

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT 36 OF 2005
Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) Regulations, 2007 published 
GG 29685 of 5 March 2007

Proposed framework for licence conversions in terms of Chapter 15 published for written comments
GG 29687 of 7 March 2007

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION

EASTERN CAPE

Eastern Cape Road Traffic Act 3 of 1999:
Regulation regarding the fees to be paid for the registration and licensing of motor vehicles published and
previous regulation published under PN 14 in PG 1504 of 13 March 2006 repealed
PG 1685 of 1 March 2007

FREE STATE

Nature Conservation Ordinance 8 of 1969
Hunting Season 2007: ordinary game declared 
PG 15 of 2 March 2007

GAUTENG

Gauteng Gambling Act 4 of 1995:
Regulations amended 
PG 65 of 27 February 2007

MPUMALANGA

Mpumalanga Nature Conservation Act 10 of 1998:
Open season: ordinary game declared 
PG 1415 of 2 March 2007

WESTERN CAPE

Western Cape Provincial Capital Fund Ordinance Amendment Bill [B1—2007],
together with Explanatory Memorandum published for comment 
PG 6416 of 20 February 2007

Western Cape Less Formal Township Establishment Amendment Bill, 2007 published
PG 6420 of 23 February 2007

Nature Conservation Ordinance 19 of 1974:
Establishment of a provincial nature reserve: Blaauwberg Provincial Nature Reserve published
PG 6419 of 2 March 2007

National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996:
Notice of registration and grading of vehicle testing stations published
PG 6419 of 2 March 2007

Notice of registration and grading of driving licence testing centre published
PG 6419 of 2 March 2007