new selected legislation:  30 March - 6 April 2007
13 April 2007


NATIONAL LEGISLATION

ACTS

MEASUREMENT UNITS AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS ACT 18 OF 2006
GG 29752 of 28 March 2007
DOC: to be proclaimed
Amends: Section 4 of the Scientific Research Council Act 46 of 1988
Repeals: Measuring Units and National Measuring Standards Act 76 of 1973,
            Measuring Units and National Measuring Standards Amendment Act 24 of 1998

NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT TRANSITION AMENDMENT ACT 26 OF 2006
GG 29753 of 28 March 2007
DOC: 28 March 2007
Amends: National Land Transport Transition Act 22 of 2000 by amending ss 1, 5, 6, 9, 13, 18-22, 27, 29, 31, 38, 43, 47, 62, 78, 91, 94, 115, 122, 127 and 134; substituting ss 28 and 90, and repealing ss 23-26 and Figures 1 and 2

DIVISION OF REVENUE ACT 1 OF 2007 GG 29763 of 31 March 2007
DOC: 1 April 2007
Repeals: Division of Revenue Act 2 of 2006

FINANCE ACT 2 OF 2007 GG 29764 of 31 March 2007
DOC: 31 March 2007


PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES

Department of Minerals and Energy:
Free Basic Alternative Energy Policy: Households Energy Support Programme published
GG 29760 of 2 April 2007

PENSION FUNDS ACT 24 OF 1956
Assumptions for the determination of minimum individual reserves of members of defined categories of pension funds published and BN 44 of 2006 dated 30 May 2006 replaced
GG 29767 of 2 April 2007

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 91 OF 1964
Schedule 1 amended GG 29762 of 30 March 2007
Schedule 6 amended GG 29762 of 30 March 2007

HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT 56 OF 1974
Regulations relating to qualifications for registration of radiation laboratory technologists published and regulations published 
GN R843 of 19 April 1991 repealed GG 29748 of 5 April 2007

Regulations defining the scope of the profession of optometry and dispensing opticians published and regulations published 
GNs R1100 of 30 May 1984 and R228 of 16 March 2001 repealed GG 29748 of 5 April 2007

ATTORNEYS ACT 53 OF 1979
Rules of the Cape Law Society, incorporated as the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope, amended
GG 29747 of 5 April 2007

NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY ACT 27 OF 1996
Requirements for the Administration of Surveys published
GG 29757 of 2 April 2007

SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNITS AND SPECIAL TRIBUNALS ACT 74 OF 1996
Proclamation R18 of 2005, referral of matters to existing special investigating unit and special tribunal in respect of affairs of the National and all Provincial Departments of Social Development, amended GG 29756 of 30 March 2007

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR THE REMUNERATION OF PUBLIC OFFICE-BEARERS ACT 92 OF 1997
Executive summary of the recommendations on the remuneration of public office bearers published
GG 29759 of 30 March 2007

HOUSING CONSUMERS PROTECTION MEASURES ACT 95 OF 1998
Draft National Home Builders Registration Council Grading system published for comment
GG 29747 of 5 April 2007

POSTAL SERVICES ACT 124 OF 1998
Revised application form for the registration of unreserved postal services published
GG 29739 of 30 March 2007
Code of practice for the South African postal industry published
GG 29740 of 30 March 2007

MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 28 OF 2002
Exemption of organs of state from certain provisions of the Act
GG 29747 of 5 April 2007

SECURITIES SERVICES ACT 36 OF 2004
Proposed amendments to the Equities, Derivatives and Yield-X Rules of the JSE Limited published for comment and commencement on 26 April 2007, unless another date is determined by notice in the Gazette
GG 29747 of 5 April 2007

BILLS

Government Immovable Asset Management Bill
Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill
Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment Bill
Appropriation Bill
Division of Revenue Bill
South African Judicial Education Institute Bill
Finance Bill
Housing Consumers Protection Measures Amendment Bill

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION

GAUTENG
Gauteng Provincial Road Traffic Act 10 of 1997:
Seventh Amendment of the Gauteng Road Traffic Regulations, 2001
PG 90 of 20 March 2007

NORTH WEST
South African Schools Act 84 of 1996:
Correction notice to the Draft regulations relating to the registration and withdrawal of registration and subsidies to independent schools as published under
PG 6370 of 7 February 2007 on page 16 published PG 6388 of 3 April 2007

North West Schools Education Act 3 of 1998:
Correction notice to the Draft regulations relating to the registration of learners to receive home education as published under GenN 58 in PG 6370 of 7 February 2007 on page 3 published PG 6388 of 3 April 2007

WESTERN CAPE
Land Use Planning Ordinance 15 of 1985:
Scheme Regulations amended PG 6428 of 23 March 2007