new selected legislation 13 - 20 July 2007
30 July 2007

NATIONAL LEGISLATION

COMMENCEMENT OF ACTS

DIAMONDS AMENDMENT ACT 29 OF 2005 AND DIAMONDS SECOND AMENDMENT ACT 30 OF 2005
DOC: 1 July 2007
GG 30071 of 12 July 2007
Amend: Diamonds Act 56 of 1986

PRECIOUS METALS ACT 37 OF 2005
DOC: 1 July 2007
GG 30071 of 12 July 2007
Repeals: Mining Rights Act 20 of 1967

PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 91 OF 1964
Amendment to Schedule 1 published by
GG 29455 of 15 December 2006 corrected
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Schedule 1 amended GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Schedule 2 amended GG 30072 of 13 July 2007
Schedule 3 amended GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Schedule 5 amended GG 30075 of 20 July 2007

FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT 54 OF 1972
Proposed amendment to the regulations governing microbiological standards for foodstuffs and related matters published for comment
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Proposed regulations relating to the labelling and advertising of foodstuffs published for comment
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007

TRADE METROLOGY ACT 77 OF 1973
Regulations published and GN 1322 of 1 September 1995 repealed
GG 30074 of 20 July 2007

HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT 56 OF 1974
Regulations relating to qualifications for the registration of radiographers published
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Proposed regulations relating to qualifications for the registration of nutritionists published
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Regulations relating to the registration of persons as general practitioners and family physicians in medicine amended
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Proposed regulations relating to the registration of student emergency care technicians and student emergency care practitioners published for comment
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Proposed regulations relating to the qualifications for registration of emergency care practitioners published for comment
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007
Proposed regulations relating to the qualifications for registration of emergency care technicians published for comment
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007

PLANT IMPROVEMENT ACT 53 OF 1976
South African Seed Certification Scheme amended
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ACT 120 OF 1977
Publication of amendment of regulations in respect of the single maximum national retail price of illuminating paraffin with effect from 4 July 2007
GG 30042 of 3 July 2007
Publication of amendment of regulations in respect of petroleum products with effect from 4 July 2007
GG 30042 of 3 July 2007

TRANSNET PENSION FUND ACT 62 OF 1990
Rules published by GG 21705 of 31 October 2000 amended with effect from 31 March 2007
GG 30067 of 13 July 2007

MEDICAL SCHEMES ACT 131 OF 1998
Fees payable to brokers published
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007

PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1 OF 1999
Listing and de-listing of Public Entity in Schedule 3 Part B published
GG 30074 of 20 July 2007

Accounting Standards Board:
Proposed deletion of transitional provisions in Standards of GRAP (ED 39), and exposure drafts of directives on transitional provisions for public entities and constitutional institutions (ED 40); for high capacity municipalities (ED 41); and for medium and low capacity municipalities (ED 42) published for comment
GG 30074 of 20 July 2007

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 61 OF 2003
Regulations regarding the rendering of forensic pathology service published
GG 30075 of 20 July 2007

NURSING ACT 33 OF 2005
Draft regulations relating to the nomination and appointment of members of the Council published for comment
GG 30060 of 12 July 2007

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT 36 OF 2005
Proposed regulations in respect of end-user and subscriber service charters for postal, broadcasting, electronic communications network services and electronic communications services licensees published for comment
GG 30073 of 12 July 2007

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION

FREE STATE

Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act 27 of 1998:
Publication of the view of the Electoral Commission that the boundary redetermination between the Phumelela Local Municipality, the Mafube Local Municipality, the Thabo Mafutsanyane District Municipality and the Fezile Dabi District Municipality referred to in PN 280 in PG 100 of 15 December 2006 will not materially affect the representation of voters in the councils PG 57 of 12 July 2007

Uniform Hospital Patient’s Fees Schedule for 2007 published under PN 153 in PG 53 of 26 June 2007 corrected PG 59 of 18 July 2007

GAUTENG

Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act 27 of 1998:
Publication of the view of the Electoral Commission that the boundary redetermination between the Lesedi Local Municipality, the Sedibeng District Municipality and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality referred to in Notice 2394 in PG 296 of 14 August 2006 will not materially affect the representation of voters in the councils PG 173 of 5 July 2007

Publication of the view of the Electoral Commission that the boundary redetermination between the:
Midvaal Local Municipality and the Lesedi Local Municipality;
and the Randfontein Local Municipality and the Westonaria Local Municipality
referred to in LAN 5307 in PG 447 of 14 December 2006 will not materially affect the representation of voters in the councils PG 173 of 5 July 2007

MPUMALANGA

Mpumalanga Traditional Leadership and Governance Act 3 of 2005:
Proposed Regulations for the Election of the 40% of Members of Traditional Councils, 2007 published for comment PG 1446 of 13 July 2007