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New legislation

Philip Stoop BCom (Law) LLM (Contract Law) (UP) is a senior lecturer in the department of mercantile law at Unisa.

Legislation published during the period
15 June 2012 – 17 August 2012.

BILLS INTRODUCED

Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill B39 of 2010 (to amend s 316).

PROMULGATION OF ACTS

Appropriation Act 7 of 2012. Commencement: 7 July 2012. GN355 GG35512/12-7-2012.

Implementation of the Geneva Conventions Act 8 of 2012. Commencement: To be proclaimed. GN536 GG35513/12-7-2012.

SELECTED LIST OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Civil Aviation Act 13 of 2009

Airport Slot Co-ordination Regulations 2012. GN R618 GG35571/3-8-2012.

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011. GN R619 GG35571/3-8-2012.

Companies and Intellectual Property Commission

Notice in terms of reg 3(7): Intellectual property division: Regulations on collecting societies in the music industry. GenN577 GG35530/19-7-2012.

Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998

Revised delegations for the Department of Correctional Services. GenN611 GG35561/2-8-2012.

Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964

Amendment of sch 1 (no 1/1/1443). GN R565 GG35536/27-7-2012.

Amendment of sch 2 (no 2/344). GN R566 GG35536/27-7-2012.

Amendment of sch 6 (no 6/27). GN R567 GG35536/27-7-2012.

Amendment of sch 6 (no 6/28). GN R568 GG35536/27-7-2012.

Amendment of sch 6 (no 6/29). GN R569 GG35536/27-7-2012.

Amendment of sch 1 (no1/1/1444). GN R605 GG35562/3-8-2012.

Amendment of sch 1 (no 1/2A/154). GN R606 GG35562/3-8-2012.

Amendment of sch 1 (no 1/2B/156). GN R607 GG35562/3-8-2012.

Amendment of sch 3 (no 3/1/683). GN R608 GG35562/3-8-2012.

Amendment of sch 3 (no 3/1/684). GN R609 GG35562/3-8-2012.

Amendment of rules (DAR/105). GN R620 GG35573/10-8-2012.

Debt Collectors Act 114 of 1998

Amendment of regulations relating to debt collectors, 2003. GN R623 GG35573/10-8-2012.

Employment of Educators Act 76 of 1998

Improvement in conditions of service: Annual cost-of-living adjustment for educators employed in terms of the Act. GN632 GG35601/17-8-2012.

Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002

Amendment of application by financial services providers for authorisation by the Financial Services Board, 2012. BN127 GG35559/31-7-2012.

Amendment notice on the determination of qualifying criteria and qualifications for financial services providers, 2008. BN135 GG35593/15-8-2012.

Amendment of the notice on qualifications, experience and criteria for approval as compliance officer. BN136 GG35593/15-8-2012.

Health Professions Act 56 of 1974

Health Professions Council of South Africa: Amendment of rules relating to the registration by medical practitioners and dentists of additional qualifications. BN122 GG35517/20-7-2012.

Magistrates’ Courts Act 32 of 1944

Amendments to the establishment of courts for regional divisions for the adjudication of certain civil disputes (Alberton, Germiston, Kempton Park, Palm Ridge). GN615 GG35567/3-8-2012.

Appointment of Palm Ridge as place for holding of a court for the district of Alberton. GN617 GG35569/3-8-2012.

Long-term Insurance Act 52 of 1998

Amendment of Board Notice 54 of 2011: Returns to Registrar. BN133 GG35585/17-8-2012.

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act 47 of 1996

Establishment of statutory measure and determination of a differentiated levy on planted hectares for funding of an integrated area–wide fruit fly control programme in specified production areas. GN621 GG35572/10-8-2012.

Merchandise Marks Act 17 of 1941

Department of Trade and Industry: Final prohibition on the use of Construction Industry Development Board logo. GenN576 GG35529/19-7-2012.

Department of Trade and Industry: Final prohibition on the use of Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Ombud logo. GenN578 GG35531/19-7-2012.

National Education Policy Act 27 of 1996

Approval of the amended curriculum and assessment policy statement for natural sciences and technology in the intermediate phase (grades 4 to 6) as national education policy. GN580 GG35541/25-7-2012.

Determination of minimum outcomes and standards and a national process and procedures for the assessment of learner achievement as stipulated in the national curriculum statement grades R to 12. GN581 GG35541/25-7-2012.

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004

Amendment to the Threatened or Protected Species Regulations, 2007. GN R614 GG35565/2-8-2012.

National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008

Notice of approval of an integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan from the Recycling and Economic Development initiative of South Africa. GN564 GG35534/23-7-2012.

National Waste Information Regulations. GN R625 GG35583/13-8-2012.

National Qualifications Framework Act 67 of 2008

Policy and criteria for the registration of qualifications and part qualifications on the national qualifications framework. GN584 GG35546/27-7-2012.

Policy and criteria for recognising a professional body and registering a professional designation for the purposes of the Act. GN585 GG35547/27-7-2012.

Level descriptors for the South African National Qualifications Framework. GN586 GG35548/27-7-2012.

Data quality standard for surveys. GenN610 GG35560/2-8-2012.

Natural Scientific Professions Act 27 of 2003

Amendment of sch 1: Fields of practice. GenN568 GG35517/20-7-2012.

Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993

Notice of exemption in terms of s 40(1): Employers and users of machinery who operate a train or a train of tramway-trucks. GN R570 GG35536/27-7-2012.

Public Service Act 103 of 1994

Amendment of Public Service Regulations, 2001: Establishment of advisory bodies. GN R590 GG35558/31-7-2012.

Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996

Road Accident Fund: Adjustment of statutory limit in respect of claims for loss of income and loss of support. BN123 GG35535/27-7-2012.

Short-term Insurance Act 53 of 1998

Amendment of Board Notice 55 of 2011: Returns to Registrar. BN134 GG35586/17-8-2012.

Small Claims Courts Act 61 of 1984

Establishment of a small claims court for the area of Fort Beaufort. GN545 GG35517/20-7-2012.

Establishment of a small claims court for the district of Alberton. GN616 GG35568/3-8-2012.

Standards Act 8 of 2008

Standards matters. GN604 GG35552/3-8-2012.

Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001

Increase of the scale of benefits. GN588 GG35550/3-8-2012.

Water Research Act 34 of 1971

Water Research Fund: Rates and charges. GenN578 GG35535/27-7-2012.

DRAFT LEGISLATION

Exposure drafts issued by the Accounting Standards Board. BN120 GG35517/20-7-2012.

Draft Mental Health Care Bill, 2012. GN542 GG35517/20-7-2012.

Proposed catchment management strategy for the Breede-Overberg catchment in terms of the National Water Act 36 of 1998. GN546 GG35517/20-7-2012.

Proposed water management areas of South Africa. GN547 GG35517/20-7-2012.

Proposed list of particular trees and particular groups of trees as ‘champion trees’ in terms of the National Forests Act 84 of 1998. GenN563 GG35517/20-7-2012.

Draft amended regulations governing irradiated foodstuffs: Draft amendment in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act 54 of 1972. GN R519 GG35518/23-7-2012.

Recognition of various professional bodies and the registration of its designations on the National Qualifications Framework, for the purposes of the National Qualifications Framework Act 67 of 2008 for comments. GN549-562 GG35532/23-7-2012.

Draft regulations regarding the qualifications of inspectors in terms of the Nuclear Energy Act 46 of 1999. GenN579 GG35535/27-7-2012.

Draft regulations pertaining to the National Curriculum Statement grades R to 12 in terms of the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996. GN582 GG35542/25-7-2012.

Draft standard for assessment of waste for landfill disposal in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008. GenN613 and 615 GG35572/10-8-2012.

Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008. GenN614 GG35572/10-8-2012.

Draft Commission for Gender Equality Amendment Bill. GenN639 GG35572/10-8-2012.

Proposed allocation schedule in terms of
s 45(2) of the National Water Act 36 of 1998. GenN645 GG35582/10-8-2012.

Draft amendment of regulations regarding petroleum products site and retail licences in terms of the Petroleum Product Act 120 of 1977 (reg 38, annexures A and B). GenN642 GG35581/14-8-2012.

Draft amendment of regulations regarding petroleum products wholesale licences in terms of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 (reg 12(5), annexures A and B). GenN643 GG35581/14-8-2012.

Draft amendment of regulations regarding petroleum products manufacturing licences in terms of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 (reg 11(4), annexures A and B). GenN644 GG35581/14-8-2012.

Proposed amendments to the ethical rules of conduct for practitioners registered under the Health Professions Act 56 of 1974. BN138 GG35587/17-8-2012.

Draft amendment of Penalty Fee Regulations, 2012 in terms of the National Railway Safety Regulator Act 16 of 2002. GenN647 GG35594/15-8-2012.

Draft regulations setting out the acts or omissions in respect of which council may take disciplinary steps in terms of the Nursing Act 33 of 2005. GenN660 GG35593/14-8-2012.

Proposed Transport Laws and Related Matters Amended Bill, 2012. GenN661 GG35597/15-8-2012.

Draft Frequency Migration Regulation and Frequency Migration Plan: August 2012 in terms of the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005. GenN606 GG35598/17-8-2012.

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