selected new legislation:  3 November - 1 December
posted 07 December 2006


NATIONAL LEGISLATION

ACTS

CIVIL UNION ACT 17 OF 2006
DOC: 30/11/2006

CORPORATE LAWS AMENDMENT ACT 39 OF 2002
DOC of sections 7, 8 and 9: 1 April 2007
Amends: Sections 6(1), 26 and inserts section 15A into the Close Corporations Act 69 of 1984

NATIONAL PORTS ACT 12 OF 2005
DOC: 26/11/ 2006

 

BILLS

Civil Union Bill, together with Memorandum on the Objects of the Bill
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill
Diamond Export Levy Bill, 2006 explanatory summary published
Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill
Firearms Control Amendment Bill
Further Education and Training Colleges Bill
Medical Schemes Amendment Bill, 2007 published for comment
Social Housing Bill, 2006 published for comment
South African Airways Enabling Bill, 2006 explanatory summary published
South African Airways Bill, together with Memorandum on the Objects of the Bill South African Institute for Drug-free Sport Amendment Bill
Transnet Pension Fund Amendment Bill

PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES

AVIATION ACT 74 OF 1962
Proposed amendment to the Civil Aviation Regulations published for comment

ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION ACT 44 OF 2000
Annual update of the professional tariff of fees published


BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT 75 OF 1997
Amendment of sectoral determination 10: Children in the performance of advertising, artistic and cultural activities, South Africa

BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT 75 OF 1997
Sectoral determination 1: Contract cleaning sector amended

BANKS ACT 94 OF 1990
Designation of an activity not falling within the meaning of “the business of a bank” (a group of persons between the members of which exists a common bond) published

CIVIL AVIATION OFFENCES ACT 10 OF 1972
Six amendment of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations published

CIVIL UNION ACT 17 OF 2006
Regulations published

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 91 OF 1964
Rule DAR/26 amended
Schedule 4 amended
Rule DAR/27 amended

CLOSE CORPORATIONS ACT 69 OF 1984
Administration Regulations amended with effect from 1 April 2007

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 91 OF 1964
Schedule 1 amended
Schedule 2 amended

DENTAL TECHNICIANS ACT 19 OF 1979
Tariff of fees in respect of work done by dental technician contractors for dentists published

DESIGNS ACT 195 OF 1993
Regulations amended

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM:
Extension of period for comment on the draft policy for the development of a sustainable aquaculture sector in South Africa published

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS ACT 25 OF 2002
Alternative dispute resolution regulations published

FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS, AGRICULTURAL REMEDIES AND STOCK REMEDIES ACT 36 OF 1947
Regulations relating to sterilizing plants corrected
Regulations relating to farm feeds
Regulations relating to stock remedies corrected
Regulations relating Prohibition on the acquisition, disposal or use of certain farm feeds corrected


FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT 98 OF 1998
Closure of the Correspondence Colleges Council and the Fidelity Guarantee Fund

HOME LOAN AND MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE ACT 63 OF 2000
Draft regulations in terms of section 12 published for comment
 

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FRAMEWORK ACT 13 OF 2005
Draft guidelines for effective conflict management relating to intergovernmental dispute prevention and settlement published for comment MAGISTRATES' COURTS ACT 32 OF 1944
Appointment of Langebaan as a place for the holding of a periodical Court within the district of Hopefield

LABOUR RELATIONS ACT 66 OF 1995
MEIBC: Renewal of period of operation of lift engineering collective agreement published
MEIBC: Extension of lift engineering amending collective agreement to non-parties published 

LAND SURVEY ACT 8 OF 1997
Scale of fees to be charged in the office of the Chief Director of Surveys and Mapping published and GenN 896 in GG 27664 of 17 June 2005 repealed


LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT 56 OF 2003
Draft Municipal Regulations on Debt Disclosure published for comment

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
Publication of draft policies for the allocation and management of medium-term small-scale commercial fishing rights and for the allocation and management of medium-term subsistence fishing rights in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu

MAGISTRATES' COURTS ACT 32 OF 1944
Appointment of Rietfontein as a place for the holding of a periodical Court within the district of Gordonia

MAINTENANCE ACT 99 OF 1998
Maintenance Regulations amended

NATIONAL WATER ACT 36 OF 1998
Draft regulations for the use of water for recreational purposes generally and in respect of a government waterworks and surrounding state-owned land published for written comments

NATIONAL PORTS ACT 12 OF 2005
Draft regulations in terms of section 80(1) published

NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR ACT 47 OF 1999
Regulations regarding fees for nuclear authorisations

NURSING ACT 50 OF 1978
Regulations relating to examinations of the South African Nursing Council amended
Regulations regarding rolls for nursing auxiliaries amended
Regulations regarding registers for students amended
Regulations regarding registers amended
Regulations regarding rolls for enrolled nurses and midwives amended
Regulations regarding rolls for pupils amended

NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 93 OF 1996

Incorporation of standards specification SANS 1518-2005 and re-incorporation of SANS 1518-2003 into the National Road Traffic Regulations
Re-incorporation of standards specification SANS 10231-2003 into the National Road Traffic Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 85 OF 1993

Notice of exemption in terms of section 40 (1) published

PATENTS ACT 57 OF 1978
Regulations amended

PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1 OF 1999
Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Mass Literacy Campaign for South Africa together with Terms of Reference, Composition and Time Frame published

PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONS ACT 48 OF 2000
Rules relating to the payment of annual fees published

QUANTITY SURVEYING PROFESSION ACT 49 OF 2000
Tariff of professional fees amended with effect from 1 January 2007


REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT IN CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS ACT 62 OF 1977
Regulations amended

SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS ACT 84 OF 1996
Regulations regarding safety measures at public schools amended
Regulations relating to the exemption of parents from payment of school fees in public schools amended


TRADE MARKS ACT 194 OF 1993
Regulations amended

TRADE METROLOGY ACT 77 OF 1973
Notice of intention to amend regulations published

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION

EASTERN CAPE

Northern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Bill, 2006, together with Memorandum of the Objects of the Bill (GN 66 and 67 in PG 1081 and 1082 of 2 November 2006) (p3)
Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998: Final designation of full-time councillor published (PN 59 in PG 1637 of 17 November 2006) (p2)

KWA-ZULU NATAL

KwaZulu-Natal Elimination and Prevention of Re-emergence of Slums Bill, 2006 together with Memorandum on the Objects of the Bill (GenN 35 in PG 6523 of 16 November 2006) (p3354)

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Roads Act 4 of 2001:
Regulations published (PN 2061 in PG 6524 of 23 November 2006) (p3410)

NORTH WEST

Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act 20 of 1998:
Determination of the upper limit of salaries and allowances of the Premier, Members of the Executive Council and Members of the North West Provincial Legislature published (Proc 2 in PG 6345 of 24 November 2006) (p3)

WESTERN CAPE

WESTERN CAPE WITNESS ACT 2 OF 2006 (PN 372 in PG 6392 of 8 November 2006)
DOC: 8/11/2006

WESTERN CAPE PETITIONS ACT 3 OF 2006 (PN 373 in PG 6393 of 8 November 2006)
DOC: to be proclaimed

Draft Western Cape Road Traffic Bill, 2006 together with Memorandum on the objects of the Bill published for comment (PN 395 in PG 6397 of 24 November 2006)