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Enforcement |
New electrical installation regulations leave much to be desired, although they are clearer than their vague predecessors. Read more...
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New Companies Act´s a sword of Damocles |
Directors can join their auditors in prison for preparing materially false financial statements under the new Companies Act gazetted Thursday, April 9 2009. Read more...
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Gun act saga hits court |
The legality of the Fire Arms Control Act, that came into effect five years ago, will be challenged in the North Gauteng High Court on 23 June 2009. Read more.. |
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Deadline looms for Workplace Skills Plans |
Many employers are still far from ready to meet the 30 June deadline for submitting their Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) in terms of the Skills Levies Act and regulations governing the levy. Read more... |
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Concerns over Competition Act |
"The criminalisation of the Competition Act is an absolute disaster,"declared a forthright Judge Dennis Davis at the third annual Competition Conference in Pretoria. Read more...
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Strict laws to control sale of cellular phones, sim cards |
The Interception Amendment Act, which was implemented on 1 July, aims to assist the law enforcement agencies in the investigation and combating of serious crime. Read more...
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Lufuno Mphaphuli and Associates ( Pty) Ltd v Andrews and Another 2009 (6) BCLR 527 (CC) |
The Supreme Court of Appeal, in dealing with an appeal against a High Court’s judgment dismissing an application for the review and setting aside of an award made by an arbitrator in a private arbitration, observed that a private arbitration process was not an administrative process which had to be lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair. |
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The Minister of Energy made regulations regarding the use of payment cards to purchase petroleum products at retail sites under section 2 of the Petroleum Products Act, Act 120 of 1977. |
A payment card includes a debit, credit and cheque card. The regulations were published in the Government Gazette on 9 July 2009. To view the regulations click here...
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SARS wants ´draconian´ powers |
The "draconian" powers sought by the SA Revenue Service (Sars) in terms of draft legislation should be rejected as unconstitutional, the Law Society of SA (LSSA) said on Thursday. Click here to read more |
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The Institute for Directors in Southern Africa and the King Commission have brought out the King III Report and Code of Governance in order to bring South African principles of corporate governance in line with the new Companies Act and changing |
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Equity: ´Punish non-compliance´ |
An amendment to the Employment Equality Act to penalise companies not abiding by racial diversification in the workplace was recommended to the Labour Department.
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RAF Gazette: Adjustment of statutory limit in respect of claims for loss of income and loss of support |
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Info protection law on cards |
A new information protection law is in the process of being tabled - in time to meet the demands the 2010 World Cup will place on data privacy, the SA Law Reform Commission said. Read more...
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Zuma step on competition law surprises big business |
Big busines was taken by surprise at the weekend when the Competition Amendment Bill, vetoed twice by the Presidency on fears it would not pass constitutional muster, was signed into law. Read more...
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New law will spur regulatory business |
The Competition Amendment Bill, which was passed into law at the weekend, will lead to a new wave of regulatory business in SA. Read more...
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Court rules on gun compensation |
The Western Cape High Court has given Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa 90 days to draw up guidelines for compensation for firearms surrendered under the gun control law. Read more...
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Here today, gone tomorrow: Withdrawal of VAT rulings |
Unlike other taxes, the VAT Act made provision for Sars to issue rulings which were binding on it. However, in order to incorporate the advanced tax ruling regime which had been introduced into the Income Tax Act in October 2006, and to streamline the application process for obtaining binding VAT rulings, the VAT Act was amended so that binding rulings had to be applied for in terms of the newly introduced section 41A or 41B of the VAT Act.
An important issue which had to be dealt with flowing from these changes was the status of all the rulings which had been issued prior to 1 January 2007 and more particularly, the issue of whether such rulings could be relied on in respect of transactions entered into on or after 1 January 2007.
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Uncertainty regarding repealed Stamp Duties Act continues |
The legal uncertainty brought about with the demonitisation of revenue stamps with effect from 1 April 2009, continues. Read more... |
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Rule 5(1) of the Magistrates Court Rules amended |
The abovementioned Rule is amended with effect from 12 January 2009. Read more... |
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Alienation of Land Act |
Section 29A(5)(a) of the Alienation of Land Act prescribes the monetary threshold in respect of the purchaser's right to revoke an offer or terminate a deed of alienation. Read more... |
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President approves NPA Amendment Bill |
President Kgalema Motlanthe has approved the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Bill, 2008 and the South African Police Service Amendment Bill, 2008. Read more... |
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Cross-Boundary Municipalities law sent to Parliament |
The Joint Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development has referred the Constitutional 16th Amendment Bill as well as the Cross Boundary Municipalities Laws Repeal and Related Matters Amendment Act to the National Assembly. Read more... |
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Draft Marriage Amendment Bill, 2009 published for comment |
The Draft Marriage Amendment Bill, 2009 was published for comment in the Government Gazette on 13 February 2009. Read more... |
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Income Tax Act to be rewritten |
The government has embarked on a huge project to rewrite the Income Tax Act. Read more... |
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Deeds Office fees to increase |
Deeds Office fees are to increase from 28 March 2009. Read more... |
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Challenging the Road Accident Fund |
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA), together with the South African Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (SAAPIL), the Quadpara Association of South Africa (QASA) and the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA), on Friday 27 February 2009, served papers on the Minister of Transport and the Road Accident Fund challenging the constitutionality and legality of the Road Accident Fund Amendment Act 19 of 2005 and some of its regulations, which came into effect in August 2008. Read more... |
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Stamp duties on property leases scrapped |
The ambit of the Stamp Duties Act which was introduced in 1968, has been steadily reduced over the last few years. Read more... |
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New Companies Act signed |
The new Companies Act was signed by the president on April 8 2009 and gazetted Thursday, April 9 2009, in Gazette No. 32121 (Notice No. 421). Read more...
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