selected new legislation:  5 January 2007 - 12 January 2007
18 January 2007

NATIONAL LEGISLATION

BILLS
National Environmental Management: Waste Management Bill, 2006 published for general comment
Housing Consumers Protection Measures Amendment Bill, 2007 explanatory summary published

PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES
Statistics South Africa:
Consumer price index November 2006: 136,5  - GG 29521 of 12 January 2007

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
Extension of the deadline for public comments on the draft subsistence and small-scale commercial fisheries policies published under
GenN 1679 in GG 29391 of 17 November 2006 on page 3 published
(GenN 8 in GG 29528 of 9 January 2007) (p3)

INCOME TAX ACT 58 OF 1962
Appointment of members of the Tax Courts (Proc R1 in GG 29520 of 5 January 2007) (p3)

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 91 OF 1964
Rules DAR/31 and DAR/32 amended (GN R9 and R19 in GG 29522 of 12 January 2007) (p42 and 43)

MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ACT 47 OF 1996
Regulations amending statutory measures:
Registration (GN R15 in GG 29522 of 12 January 2007) (p3)
Levy on cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and its products (GN R16 in GG 29522 of 12 January 2007) (p13)
Records and returns by abattoirs and other role-players (GN R17 in GG 29522 of 12 January 2007) (p29)
Request for amendments to statutory measures for oilseeds, sorghum, winter cereal and maize
(GN R18 in GG 29522 of 12 January 2007) (p39)

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ACT 120 OF 1997
Amendment of regulations in respect of the single maximum national retail price of illuminating paraffin with effect from 3 January 2007 (GN R5 in GG 29519 of 2 January 2007) (p2)
Amendment of regulations in respect of petroleum products with effect from 3 January 2007
(GN R6 in GG 29519 of 2 January 2007) (p3)

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 61 OF 2003
Proposed regulations regarding the use of human DNA, RNA, cultured cells, stem cells, blastomeres, polar bodies, embryos, embryonic tissue and small tissue biopsies for diagnostic testing, health research and therapeutics published for comment (GN R7 in GG 29526 of 5 January 2007) (p3)
Proposed regulations regarding artificial fertilisation and related matters published for comment
(GN R8 in GG 29527 of 5 January 2007) (p3)