NATIONAL LEGISLATION

PROCLAMATIONS & NOTICES
Department of Agriculture:	Procedures for application, administration and allocation of export permits under the Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement (TDCA) between the European Community (EC) and the Republic of South Africa published	GG 31389 of 05/09/08
Statistics South Africa:	Consumer Price Index: July 2008: 169,1	GG 31389 of 05/09/08
FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS, AGRICULTURAL REMEDIES AND STOCK REMEDIES ACT 36 OF 1947	Correction to proposed amendment to regulations relating to sterilizing plants, appeals and imports published under GN R736 in GG 31221 of 11 July 2008 published in	GG 31374 of 05/09/08
PHARMACY ACT 53 OF 1974	Rules relating to good pharmacy practice amended	GG 31378 of 29/08/08
PENSION FUNDS ACT 24 OF 1956	Proposed amendment to Schedule L prescribed fees published for comment	GG 31397 of 03/09/08
INCOME TAX ACT 58 OF 1962	Interest rate for purposes of para. (a) of the definition of 'official rate of interest' in para. 1 of the Seventh Schedule determined as 13 per cent with effect from 1 September 2008	GG 31381 of 29/08/08
AVIATION ACT 74 OF 1962	Thirty-fourth amendment to the Civil Aviation Regulations, 1997 published	GG 31388 of 05/09/08
MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES ACT 101 OF 1965	Schedules updated and published in	GG 31387 of 05/09/08
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 3 September 2008 Publication of amendment of regulations in respect of petroleum products with effect from 3 September	GG 31390 of 02/09/08
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS ACT 119 OF 1990	MIBCO: Application for variation of registered scope of the Motor Industry Bargaining Council published for comment	GG 31389 of 05/09/08
MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ACT 47 OF 1996	Establishment of statutory measures relating to: the registration of certain persons in respect of fresh citrus fruit intended for export; records and returns by exporters and producers of fresh citrus fruit; and a levy on fresh citrus fruit intended for export GG 31379 of 01/09/08 Application for a new term of statutory measures on table grapes published for comment by the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) GG 311389 of 05/09/08	GG 31330 of 15/08/08
SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNITS AND SPECIAL TRIBUNALS ACT 74 OF 1996	Referral of matters to existing special investigating unit and special tribunal in respect of the affairs of Mhlatuze Water and the Department of Health: Eastern Cape Province GG 31394 of 04/09/08	GG 31351 of 19/08/08
TRANSPORT APPEAL TRIBUNAL ACT 39 OF 1998	First Amendment to the Transport Appeal Tribunal Regulations published for comment	GG 31393 of 05/09/08
LONG-TERM INSURANCE ACT 52 OF 1998	Regulations amended GG 31395 of 05/09/08 Returns by long-term insurers to Registrar published and BN 61 in GG 29894 of 25 May 2007 repealed	GG 31207 of 05/09/08
SHORT-TERM INSURANCE ACT 53 OF 1998	Returns by short-term insurers to Registrar published and BN 60 in GG 29894 of 25 May 2007 repealed	GG 31282 of 05/09/08
PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT 2 OF 2000	Description submitted in terms of s. 15 (1) by the South African Police Service published	GG 31383 of 05/09/08
ENGINEERING PROFESSION ACT 46 OF 2000	Asset Transfer Regulations, 2008 published with effect from 1 September 2008	GG 31346 of 22/08/08
FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND INTERMEDIARY SERVICES ACT 37 OF 2002	Amendment of the Determination of Fit and Proper Requirements for Financial Services Providers, 2008 published and BN 91 in GG 29132 of 16 August 2006 amended Determination of Form of External Auditor's Report, 2008 published and BN 566 in GG 31244 of 14 July 2008 repealed and replaced	GG 31384 of 03/09/08
BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACT 53 OF 2003	Media, Advertising and Communication (MAC) sector charter on black economic empowerment published	GG 31371 of 29/08/08
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS ACT 57 OF 2003 & WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION ACT 49 OF 1999	Declaration of intention to propose extensions to and exclusions from, and a buffer zone for the fossil hominid sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai and the environs (Cradle of Humankind) published for comment	GG 31380 of 05/09/08
NURSING ACT 33 OF 2005	Fees payable to the Council published	GG 31374 of 05/09/08
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT 36 OF 2005	Notice of public hearings in respect of the submissions received in respect of the interpretation of the definition of under-serviced area ('USA') as defined in the Cell C licence published Notice of intention to hold public hearings in respect of draft regulations in regards to technical standards for power line telecommunications published for comment under GenN 214 in GG 30752 of 7 February 2008 Notice of a moratorium in respect of new licence applications and registrations, applications for licence amendments, renewal and transfers published	GG 31370 of 27/08/09 GG 31373 of 28/08/08 GG 31386 of 29/08/08
TAXATION LAWS SECOND AMENDMENT ACT 4 OF 2008	Date of commencement of s. 22 (1) (b): 29 August 2008 Amends paragraph 14 of the Fourth Schedule to the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962	GG 31381 of 29/08/08
NATIONAL REGULATOR FOR COMPULSORY SPECIFICATIONS ACT 5 OF 2008	Date of commencement: 1 September 2008	GG 31391 of 01/09/08
STANDARDS ACT 8 OF 2008	Date of commencement: 1 September 2008 Repeals the Standards Act 29 of 1993; amends ss. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 22A, 24, 27 and 45 and substitutes s. 4 of the Trade Metrology Act 77 of 1973; amends ss. 1 and 28 and substitutes the word 'bureau' with the words 'National Regulator' and the word 'council' with the word 'board' wherever they occur in the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act 103 of 1977	GG 31391 of 01/09/08
BILLS
Refugees Amendment Bill, 2008	Published	[B 11C-2008] & [B 11D-2008]
National Railway Safety Regulator Amendment Bill, 2008	Published	[B 32A-2008 (reprint)]
Civil Aviation Bill, 2008	Published	[B 73-2008]

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION

Eastern Cape
Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act 27 of 1998	Electoral Commission: Notice in terms of s. 23 (3) published	PG 1973 of 29/08/08
Free State
Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act 27 of 1998	Determining of effective date in terms of s. 23 (2) (a) published (PN 248 in PG 70 of 29 August 2008) (p3) and in terms of s. 23 (2) (b) published Inclusion of Golden Gate District Management Area into the area of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality published	PG 70 of 29/08/08
Local Government Ordinance 8 of 1962: Mangaung Local Municipality	Suspension of application of s. 101 (1) and (2) from 30 June 2008 until 30 June 2009 published	PG 69 of 29/08/08

Western Cape
Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act 27 of 1998	Correction notice in terms of s. 21 published	PG 6555 of 22/08/08
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, Local Government	Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 and Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998: Municipality of Theewaterskloof: Rules of Order Regulating the Conduct of Meetings published	PG 6555 of 22/08/08

Kwazulu Natal
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996: uMlalazi Municipality	Amendment to Standing Rules and Orders published	PG 165 of 28/08/08