JUTA'S WEEKLY E-MAIL SERVICE (Bulletin 31 of 2013, based on Gazettes received during the week dated 26 July to 2 August 2013) JUTA'S WEEKLY STATUTES BULLETIN ISSN 1022 - 6397 PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES Statistics South Africa: Consumer Price Index, Rate (Base Dec 2012 = 100), Rate: June 2013: 5,5 published (GenN 784 in GG 36707 of 2 August 2013) (p65) MAGISTRATES' COURTS ACT 32 OF 1944 Areas of jurisdiction of certain regional divisions published in GN 219 in GG 26091 of 27 February 2004 varied with effect from 1 August 2013 (GN 548 in GG 36718 of 31 July 2013) (p4) JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND COMMISSIONERS OF OATHS ACT 16 OF 1963 Designation of Commissioners of Oaths amended (GN R542 in GG 36708 of 2 August 2013) (p5) HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT 56 OF 1974 Proposed amendment to rules relating to the registration by medical practitioners and dentists of additional qualifications published for comment (BN 163 in GG 36707 of 2 August 2013) (p72) SMALL CLAIMS COURTS ACT 61 OF 1984 Establishment of small claims court for the area of Atteridgeville published (GN 540 in GG 36707 of 2 August 2013) (p33) Establishment of small claims court for the area of Kimberley published and GN 2254 in GG 12757 of 28 September 1990 withdrawn (GN 541 in GG 36707 of 2 August 2013) (p34) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS ACT 119 OF 1990 Proposed amendment to the regulations relating to the quality, grading, packing and marking of tomatoes intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa published for comment (GN R536 in GG 36708 of 2 August 2013) (p4) INDEPENDENT BROADCASTING AUTHORITY ACT 153 OF 1993 Notice of public hearings to be held in respect of applications received for individual commercial free-to-air sound broadcasting licences in the secondary markets published (GenN 769 in GG 36713 of 29 July 2013) (p3) ABBREVIATIONS: GG (Government Gazette), GenN (General Notice), GN (Government Notice), BN (Board Notice), Proc (Proclamation), PG (Provincial Gazette), PN (Provincial Notice), PremN (Premier's Notice), ON (Official Notice), LAN (Local Authority Notice), MN (Municipal Notice) Compiled by Juta's Statutes Editors - © Juta and Company, Ltd PO BOX 24299 LANSDOWNE 7779 TEL: (021) 659 2300 FAX: (021) 659 2747 E-MAIL: statutes@juta.co.za JUTA’S WEEKLY STATUTES BULLETIN Page 2 SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS ACT 84 OF 1996 National Norms and Standards for School Funding (NNSSF): List of schools that may not charge school fees published (GenN 792 in GG 36719 of 2 August 2013) (p3) ENGINEERING PROFESSION ACT 46 OF 2000 Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA): Proposed 2014 draft Guideline for Services and Processes for Estimating Fees for Persons Registered in terms of the Act published for comment (BN 157 in GG 36707 of 2 August 2013) (p66) INTERIM RATIONALISATION OF JURISDICTION OF HIGH COURTS ACT 41 OF 2001 Alteration of the area of jurisdiction of the North West High Court, Mahikeng and Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley published with effect from 15 August 2013 (GN 547 in GG 36718 of 31 July 2013) (p3) FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND INTERMEDIARY SERVICES ACT 37 OF 2002 Exemption of Particular Persons from Qualification Requirements 2 of 2013 published (BN 153 in GG 36706 of 29 July 2013) (p3) Exemption of Particular Persons from Qualification Requirements 3 of 2013 published (BN 154 in GG 36706 of 29 July 2013) (p5) Exemption of Particular Persons from Qualification Requirements 4 of 2013 published (BN 155 in GG 36706 of 29 July 2013) (p7) Notice on Withdrawal of Exemption of Innovation Group (Pty) Ltd, 2013 published (BN 156 in GG 36706 of 29 July 2013) (p9) INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION ACT 71 OF 2002 International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC): Export Control Guidelines on the Exportation of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Waste and Scrap published (GN R543 in GG 36708 of 2 August 2013) (p4) BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACT 53 OF 2003 Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection designated and granted B-BBEE facilitator status for a period of 7 years (GenN 785 in GG 36707 of 2 August 2013) (p59) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT 36 OF 2005 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA): Requests for proposals towards the development of a supporting implementation framework for toll-free services published for comment (GenN 793 in GG 36722 of 1 August 2013) (p3) Schedule for public hearings on comments regarding the Radio Frequency Spectrum Application by Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Ltd published (GenN 794 in GG 36723 of 1 August 2013) (p3) NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK ACT 67 OF 2008 South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA): General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework (GFETQSF) and Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework (HEQSF) published (GN 549 in GG 36721 of 2 August 2013) (p3) CIVIL AVIATION ACT 13 OF 2009 First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011 published (GN R532 in GG 36712 of 30 July 2013) (p3) Second Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011 published (GN R533 in GG 36712 of 30 July 2013) (p32) ABBREVIATIONS: GG (Government Gazette), GenN (General Notice), GN (Government Notice), BN (Board Notice), Proc (Proclamation), PG (Provincial Gazette), PN (Provincial Notice), PremN (Premier's Notice), ON (Official Notice), LAN (Local Authority Notice), MN (Municipal Notice) Compiled by Juta's Statutes Editors - © Juta and Company, Ltd PO BOX 24299 LANSDOWNE 7779 TEL: (021) 659 2300 FAX: (021) 659 2747 E-MAIL: statutes@juta.co.za JUTA’S WEEKLY STATUTES BULLETIN Page 3 Third Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011 published (GN R534 in GG 36712 of 30 July 2013) (p35) Fourth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011 published (GN R535 in GG 36712 of 30 July 2013) (p58) CREDIT RATING SERVICES ACT 24 OF 2012 Application for registration as a credit rating agency published (BN 164 in GG 36720 of 2 August 2013) (p3) International Code of Conduct published (BN 165 in GG 36720 of 2 August 2013) (p13) Fit and proper requirements for credit rating agencies published (BN 166 in GG 36720 of 2 August 2013) (p14) Requirements for approval of compliance unit published (BN 167 in GG 36720 of 2 August 2013) (p34) Annual report to the public by a registered credit rating agency published (BN 168 in GG 36720 of 2 August 2013) (p38) Prescribed credit rating agency fees published (BN 169 in GG 36720 of 2 August 2013) (p40) Prescribed period in which annual report must be published and audited financial statements be submitted to the registrar published (BN 170 in GG 36720 of 2 August 2013) (p42) Administrative penalty to be imposed by the registrar published (BN 171 in GG 36720 of 2 August 2013) (p43) GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT ACT 11 OF 2013 Date of commencement: 29 July 2013 (Proc 32 in GG 36714 of 29 July 2013) (p3) Amends ss. 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4 & 6 and inserts s. 5B in the National Strategic Intelligence Act 39 of 1994; amends ss. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7 of the Intelligence Services Oversight Act 40 of 1994; amends ss. 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38, repeals ss. 6 & 7 and substitutes ss. 4, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 24, 25, 31 & 40, the heading of Chapter II, the long title & the Schedule to the Intelligence Services Act 65 of 2002; amends s. 2 and substitutes ss. 3 & 5 of the Security Services Special Account Act 81 of 1969; amends s. 1 of the Protection of Information Act 84 of 1982; amends ss. 1 & 16, Schedule 1 & Schedule 3 to the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proc 103 of 1994); substitutes s. 2 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995; amends ss. 1, 18 (2) & 29 (1) (a) and (in Schedule 1) substitutes Rule 1.24 and amends Rules 1.22, 4.1.3 (b), 14.2.4 & 14.8 of the Government Employees Pension Law, 1996 (Proc 21 of 1996); amends ss. 1 & 3 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997; amends ss. 1 & 6 of the Witness Protection Act 112 of 1998; amends ss. 1 & 2 of the Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998; amends ss. 1, 12, 13 & 19 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001; amends ss. 7, 14 & 23 of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act 56 of 2001; amends s. 5 of the Institution of Legal Proceedings against certain Organs of State Act 40 of 2002 and amends ss. 1 & 34 of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act 70 of 2002 BILLS South African Post Office SOC Ltd Amendment Bill, 2013 [B24-2013] South African Postbank Limited Amendment Bill, 2013 [B25-2013] Draft Agricultural Research Amendment Bill, 2013 published for comment (GenN 770 in GG 36707 of 2 August 2013) (p35) ABBREVIATIONS: GG (Government Gazette), GenN (General Notice), GN (Government Notice), BN (Board Notice), Proc (Proclamation), PG (Provincial Gazette), PN (Provincial Notice), PremN (Premier's Notice), ON (Official Notice), LAN (Local Authority Notice), MN (Municipal Notice) Compiled by Juta's Statutes Editors - © Juta and Company, Ltd PO BOX 24299 LANSDOWNE 7779 TEL: (021) 659 2300 FAX: (021) 659 2747 E-MAIL: statutes@juta.co.za JUTA’S WEEKLY STATUTES BULLETIN Page 4 PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION EASTERN CAPE Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004: Ngqushwa Local Municipality: Property Rates By-law published (LAN 35 in PG 2998 of 2 August 2013) (p3) Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council Act 6 of 2000: Regulations to provide for the Appointment, Composition and Functioning of an Interim Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council published for comment (PN 60 in PG 3001 of 2 August 2013) (p3) FREE STATE Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 and Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003: Mantsopa Local Municipality: Estimates and rates: 2012/2013 with effect from 1 July 2013 as published under PG 36 of 26 July 2013 corrected (PG 39 of 02 August 2013) (p2) GAUTENG Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality: Waste Management By-laws, 2012 published and previous by-laws repealed (LAN 1012 in PG 216 of 30 July 2013) (p3) Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 and Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004: Lesedi Local Municipality: Determination of rates and tariffs for Municipal Services for the 2013/2014 financial year published (LAN 1016 in PG 218 of 2 August 2013) (p3) Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Sedibeng District Municipality: Determination of charges payable in terms of the by-laws relating to the hire of the City Hall and Banquet Hall amended (LAN 1071 in PG 221 of 5 August 2013) (p3) LIMPOPO Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act 6 of 2005: Removal of headmen and recognition of headmen, Regent and Senior Traditional Leader published (PremN 5 in PG 2229 of 1 August 2013) (p3) Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Makhado Municipality: Determination of charges: Electricity By-laws as published under LAN 101 in PG 2227 of 26 July 2013 corrected with effect from 1 July 2013; Miscellaneous category as published under LAN 101 in PG 2227 of 26 July 2013 corrected and Electricity By-laws as published under LAN 106 in PG 2230 of 1 August 2013 corrected (LANs 106-108 in PG 2230 of 1 August 2013) (pp 3, 6 & 7) KWAZULU-NATAL Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: uMhlathuze Local Municipality: Beach By-laws; Electricity Supply By-laws and Water Services By-laws amended and Disaster Management By-laws published (MNs 84-87 in PG 994 of 29 July 2013) (pp 3, 5, 9 & 10) KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act 5 of 2005: Withdrawal of recognition of Qedisono Goodwill Zulu as iNkosi of the Nodunga No 1 Traditional Community published with effect from 3 November 2004 (MN 88 in PG 995 of 29 July 2013) (p3) Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Endumeni Municipality: Trading By-law, 2012 published and previous by-laws repealed with effect from a date to be proclaimed (MN 89 in PG 997 of 29 July 2013) (p3) Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998: Jozini Municipality: Proposed designation of the Chief Whip as full-time Councillor published for comment (PN 90 in PG 1000 of 1 August 2013) (p3) ABBREVIATIONS: GG (Government Gazette), GenN (General Notice), GN (Government Notice), BN (Board Notice), Proc (Proclamation), PG (Provincial Gazette), PN (Provincial Notice), PremN (Premier's Notice), ON (Official Notice), LAN (Local Authority Notice), MN (Municipal Notice) Compiled by Juta's Statutes Editors - © Juta and Company, Ltd PO BOX 24299 LANSDOWNE 7779 TEL: (021) 659 2300 FAX: (021) 659 2747 E-MAIL: statutes@juta.co.za JUTA’S WEEKLY STATUTES BULLETIN Page 5 KwaZulu-Natal Gaming and Betting Act 8 of 2010: Substitution of Schedule 2 of the Act published with effect from 1 September 2013 (PN 129 in PG 1001 of 1 August 2013) (p3) NORTH WEST North West Provincial Road Traffic Act 11 of 1997: Regulations published with effect from 1 June 2013 (GenN 346 in PG 7143 of 1 August 2013) (p3) WESTERN CAPE National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003: Intention to declare nature reserves as published for comment under PN 216 in PG 7146 of 5 July 2013 amended (PN 237 in PG 7153 of 26 July 2013) (p1665) Draft Western Cape Support and Monitoring of Municipalities Bill, 2013 together with the Memorandum on the Objects of the Bill published for comment (PN 241 in PG 7153 of 26 July 2013) (p1667) Cape Agulhas Municipality: Electricity Supply By-laws published (LAN 51254 in PG 7153 of 26 July 2013) (p1693) This information is also available on the daily legalbrief at www.legalbrief.co.za ABBREVIATIONS: GG (Government Gazette), GenN (General Notice), GN (Government Notice), BN (Board Notice), Proc (Proclamation), PG (Provincial Gazette), PN (Provincial Notice), PremN (Premier's Notice), ON (Official Notice), LAN (Local Authority Notice), MN (Municipal Notice) Compiled by Juta's Statutes Editors - 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