NATIONAL LEGISLATION
ACTS & PROCLAMATIONS & NOTICES
TOBACCO PRODUCTS CONTROL AMENDMENT ACT 23 OF 2007
Date of commencement: to be proclaimed
Amends ss. 1 and 6, inserts s. 6A and substitutes ss. 2, 3A and 7 and the Preamble to the Tobacco Products Control Act 83 of 1993		 GG 30821 of 28/02/08
FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS AMENDMENT ACT 39 OF 2007 Date of commencement: to be proclaimed
Amends ss. 1, 10, 13, 15 and 18 and the long title, inserts s. 15A, repeals s. 16 and substitutes s. 25 of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act 54 of 1972		 GG 30822 of 28/02/08
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Draft National Schools Pledge published for comment GG 30801 of 22/02/08
INCOME TAX ACT 58 OF 1962 Draft regulations regarding the conditions for approval by the Commissioner of an entity for the purposes of section 10 (1) (d) (iii) and (iv) published for comment

Interest rate for purposes of para. (a) of the definition of 'official rate of interest' in para. 1 of the Seventh Schedule determined as 12 per cent with effect from 1 March 2008 

Determination of the daily allowance in respect of meals and incidental costs for purposes of section 8 (1) (a) (i) (bb) in respect of the year of assessment commencing 1 March 2008 published 

Determination of the rate per kilometre in respect of motor vehicles for the purposes of section 8 (1) (b) (ii) and (iii) published 		GG 30793 of 22/02/08

GG 30794 of 22/02/08

GG 30795 of 22/02/08

GG 30796 of 22/02/08

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 91 OF 1964

Schedule 1 amended 
Schedule 6 amended 

GG 30818 of 27/02/08

HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT 56 OF 1974 Regulations relating to the registration of health practitioners restricted to non-clinical practice published GG 30806 of 29/02/08
SMALL CLAIMS COURTS ACT 61 OF 1984 Establishment of small claims courts for the areas of Sekgosese and Musina published GG 30805 of 29/02/08
STANDARDS ACT 29 OF 1993 Amendment of the compulsory specification for vehicles of category O3 and O4 published 
Proposed withdrawal of the compulsory specification for articles marked E.P.N.S. published 		GG 30805 of 29/02/08
LABOUR RELATIONS ACT 66 OF 1995 Essential services published

MIBCO: Extension to non-parties of main collective amending agreement published under GN R1146 in GG 30538 of 7 December 2007 corrected  		GG 30805 of 29/02/08

GG 30806 of 29/02/08
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY ACT 27 OF 1996 2009 School calendar for public schools published GG 30787 of 20/02/08
SHORT-TERM INSURANCE ACT 53 OF 1998 Proposed variation of Policyholder Protection Rules (Short-Term Insurance), 2004 published for comment  GG 30805 of 29/02/08
FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND INTERMEDIARY SERVICES ACT 37 OF 2002 Amendment Notice of the Exemption of Authorised Financial Services Providers as regards Representatives, 2008 published and BN 95 in GG 25514 of 30 September 2003 repealed GG 30810 of 22/02/08
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS ACT 57 OF 2003

Exclusion of land from the Addo Elephant National Park 

Proposed declarations of land to be part of the Agulhas National Park, the Marakele National Park, the Mapungubwe National Park, the Namaqua National Park, the Augrabies Falls National Park and the Tankwa-Karoo National Park all published for comment

 GG30805 of 29/02/08
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT 36 OF 2005

Regulations setting out the minimum standards for end-user and subscriber service charters published 

Guidelines for rapid deployment of electronic communications facilities published 

GG 30792 of 25/02/08

GG 30820 of 27/02/08
BILLS
Renaming of High Courts Bill, 2008

Explanatory summary published

 GG 30799 of 21/02/08
Castle Management Repeal Bill, 2008 Explanatory summary published  GG 30803 of 22/02/08
Defence Amendment Bill, 2008 Explanatory summary published GG 30803 of 22/02/08
Draft Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Bill, 2008 Explanatory summary published GG 30814 of 25/02/08
Reform of Customary Law of Succession  Regulation of Related Matters Bill, 2008 Explanatory summary published GG 30815 of 25/02/08
Skills Development Amendment Bill, 2008 Published for comment GG 30823 of 28/02/08

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION
KwaZulu Natal
Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004: Emnambithi/Ladysmith Municipality Public notice calling for inspection of valuation roll and lodging of objections published   

Msunduzi Municipality  and

Richmond Municipality		 PG 77 of 21/02/08
Mpumalanga
Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004: Albert Luthuli Municipality

Public notice calling for inspection of valuation roll and lodging of objections published

 PG 1508 of 22/02/08
Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Emalahleni Local Municipality Council Cemeteries and Crematoria by-laws, Public Health by-laws, Public Open Spaces by-laws and Waste Management by-laws published PG 1510 of 27/02/08
Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Encroachment on Municipal Property by-laws and Tariff by-laws published PG 1509 of 22/02/08
Gauteng

Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Midvaal Local Municipality:

Street trading by-laws, Fire Emergency by-laws and Addition to Culture and Recreation by-laws published                          

 PG 40 of 15/02/08

Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality:

 Public notice calling for inspection of valuation roll and lodging of objections published PG 44 of 20/02/08
Western Cape
White Paper: The iKapa Growth and Development Strategy

Published 

 PG 6500 of 15/02/08
Western Cape Draft Ambulance Personnel Transfer and Pensions Ordinance Repeal Bill, 2007 Published for comment PG 6502 of 20/02/08