JUTA'S WEEKLY E-MAIL SERVICE (Bulletin 7 of 2014, based on Gazettes received during the week dated 7 to 14 February 2014) JUTA'S WEEKLY STATUTES BULLETIN ISSN 1022 - 6397 PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 57 OF 1951 Draft Amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning and Training and Certification) Regulations, 2014 published for comment (GenN 71 in GG 37314 of 11 February 2014) (p3) Draft Amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Eyesight and Medical Examination) Regulations, 2014 published for comment (GenN 72 in GG 37315 of 11 February 2014) (p3) INCOME TAX ACT 58 OF 1962 Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Republic of Liberia for the exchange of information relating to tax matters published (GN 105 in GG 37321 of 12 February 2014) (p2) MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES ACT 101 OF 1965 Schedules published in GN R690 in GG 36850 of 20 September 2013 amended (GN R104 in GG 37318 of 11 February 2014) (p3) HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT 56 OF 1974 Regulations relating to the registration of speech language therapy students published (GN 86 in GG 37312 of 10 February 2014) (p3) Regulations relating to the registration by environmental health practitioners of additional qualifications amended (GN R102 in GG 37316 of 11 February 2014) (p3) Regulations relating to the registration of medical technicians in the category tuberculosis (bacterium) corrected (GN R103 in GG 37317 of 11 February 2014) (p3) Regulations relating to the undergraduate curricula and professional examinations in audiology published and rules relating to the registration of speech therapy and audiology students and minimum standards for the training of speech therapists, and/or audiologists published under GenN 211 in GG 10151 of 21 March 1986 repealed (GN R106 in GG 37323 of 12 February 2014) (p3) Proposed amendment rules relating to the registration by medical practitioners and dentists of additional qualifications published for comment (BN 12 in GG 37307 of 14 February 2014) (p44) Proposed regulations relating to the qualifications for the registration of emergency care consultants published for comment (GN R101 in GG 37319 of 11 February 2014) (p3) Proposed regulations relating to the qualifications for the registration of emergency care specialists published for comment (GN R107 in GG 37324 of 13 February 2014) (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 Proposed regulations relating to the qualifications for the registration of emergency care assistants published for comment (GN R109 in GG 37326 of 13 February 2014) (p3) Proposed regulations relating to the qualifications for the registration of emergency care technicians published for comment (GN R111 in GG 37329 of 13 February 2014) (p3) PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS ACT 15 OF 1976 Regulations relating to plant breeders' rights amended with effect from 1 April 2014 (GN R90 in GG 37308 of 14 February 2014) (p19) Receipt of applications for plant breeders' rights published (GN 97 in GG 37307 of 14 February 2014) (p9) PLANT IMPROVEMENT ACT 53 OF 1976 Regulations relating to establishments, varieties, plants and propagating material amended (GN R88 in GG 37308 of 14 February 2014) (p4) LIQUOR PRODUCTS ACT 60 OF 1989 Regulations relating to fees amended (GN R89 in GG 37308 of 14 February 2014) (p8) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS STANDARDS ACT 119 OF 1990 Regulations relating to the grading, packing and marking of dry beans intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa published and Government Notices R2700 of 15 December 1989, R2701 of 15 December 1989, R509 of 15 March 1991, R897 of 5 July 2002 and R1280 of 29 October 2004 repealed (GN R112 in GG 37330 of 14 February 2014) (p3) 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 the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) and the State Information Technology Agency (Pty) Ltd (SITA) published (Proc R7 in GG 37346 of 14 February 2014) (p3) Referral of matters to existing special investigating unit and special tribunal in respect of the affairs of Bushbuckridge Local Municipality published (Proc R8 in GG 37347 of 14 February 2014 (p3) GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS ACT 15 OF 1997 Tariffs for services amended with effect from 1 April 2014 (GN 95 in GG 37307 of 14 February 2014) (p6) Regulations amended with effect from 1 April 2014 (GN 96 in GG 37307 of 14 February 2014) (p7) WATER SERVICES ACT 108 OF 1997 Extension of service area of Rand Water published (GN 115 in GG 37342 of 13 February 2014) (p2) SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ACT 8 OF 2001 Proposed regulations regarding fees for the provision of aviation meteorological services published for comment (GenN 99 in GG 37343 of 13 February 2014) (p3) IMMIGRATION ACT 13 OF 2002 Draft Immigration Regulations, 2014 published for comment (GenN 97 in GG 37335 of 14 February 2014) (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 3 LIQUOR ACT 59 OF 2003 Period for public comments on proposed National Liquor Norms and Standards extended (GenN 80 in GG 37322 of 11 February 2014) (p3) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT 10 OF 2004 Notice of intention to declare the Kwelera National Botanical Garden published for comment (GenN 74 in GG 37307 of 14 February 2014) (p39) Draft Alien and Invasive Species Lists, 2014 published for comment (GenN 78 in GG 37320 of 12 February 2014) (p3) Draft Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, 2014 published for comment (GenN 79 in GG 37320 of 12 February 2014) (p63) SOUTH AFRICAN JUDICIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE ACT 14 OF 2008 Date on which South African Judicial Education Institute commenced with its training functions determined (GN 87 in GG 37313 of 10 February 2014) (p2) TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT 28 OF 2011 Regulations for purposes of s. 70 (4) listing the organs of state or institutions to which a senior SARS official may lawfully disclose specified information published (GN Rs 93 & 94 in GG 37308 of 14 February 2014) (pp 23 & 25) FINANCIAL MARKETS ACT 19 OF 2012 Notice of approval of proposed amendments to the depository rules published with effect from 14 February 2014, unless otherwise indicated (BN 13 in GG 37344 of 14 February 2014) (p2) & (BN 14 in GG 37345 of 14 February 2014) (p2) BILLS Financial Management of Parliament Amendment Bill, 2014 [B1-2014] Development Bank of Southern Africa Amendment Bill, 2014 [B2-2014] PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION EASTERN CAPE Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998: Nyandeni Local Municipality: Final designation of full-time councillor published with effect from 1 March 2014 (PN 5 in PG 3122 of 14 February 2014) (p3) Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002: Joe Gqabi District Municipality: Declaration of a local state of drought disaster published (PN 6 in PG 3123 of 14 February 2014) (p3)* GAUTENG Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000: Office of the Premier: Promotion of access to information manual published (PremN 2 in PG 37 of 13 February 2014) (p3) KWAZULU-NATAL KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Licensing Act 6 of 2010 † Date of commencement: sections 100 & 101; Chapters 6, 7, 8 & 9 and Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 28 February 2014 * Also published in PN 3 in PG 3115 of 30 January 2014 † KwaZulu-Natal Wet op Dranklisensiëring 6 van 2010 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 Amends: Liquor Act 27 of 1989 (Assigned National Act), Liquor Amendment Act 57 of 1995 (Assigned National Act), KwaZulu Licences and Business Hours Act 11 of 1984; and Regulation 1405 of 1992, in terms of the Liquor Act 27 of 1989: (a) only to the extent that such provisions relate to the micro-manufacture, retail sale or consumption of liquor or methylated spirits; and (b) provided that the repeal of the said provisions come into effect only upon the date declared by the Minister responsible for liquor matters in the national sphere of government, in the Government Gazette, in accordance with item 2 of Schedule 1 (Transitional Provisions) to the Liquor Act 59 of 2003 (PN 10 in PG 1081 of 13 February 2014) (p3) KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Licensing Act 6 of 2010: KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Licensing Regulations, 2013 published (PN 45 in PG 1081 of 13 February 2014) (p5) KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Licensing Amendment Act 3 of 2013‡ (Notice 1 in PG 1093 of 13 February 2014) (p3) Date of commencement: 13 February 2014 Amends: KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Licensing Act 6 of 2010 KwaZulu-Natal Consumer Protection Act 4 of 2013§ (Notice 2 in PG 1093 of 13 February 2014) (p21) Date of commencement: to be determined KwaZulu-Natal Ithala Development Finance Corporation Act 5 of 2013** (Notice 3 in PG 1093 of 13 February 2014) (p156) Date of commencement: to be determined Repeals: KwaZulu-Natal Ithala Development [Finance] Corporation Act 2 of 1999 LIMPOPO Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Polokwane Local Municipality: By-laws pertaining to Outdoor Advertising published in LAN 236 in PG 1638 of 3 July 2009 corrected (LAN 18 in PG 2315 of 14 February 2014) (p21) WESTERN CAPE Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Stellenbosch Municipality: Community Fire Safety By-law and Electricity Supply By-law published and previous by-laws repealed (LANs 56421 & 56422 in PG 7216 of 13 December 2013) (pp 2 & 54) Western Cape Land Use Planning Bill, 2014 together with the Memorandum on the Objects of the Bill published for comment (PN 31 in PG 7225 of 4 February 2014) (p2) Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and Water Services Act 108 of 1997: City of Cape Town: Wastewater and Industrial Effluent By-law, 2013 published and previous by-law repealed (LAN 56448 in PG 7227 of 7 February 2014) (p417) National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003: Declaration of the Wolwekraal Nature Reserve published (PN 38 in PG 7229 of 14 February 2014) (p475) This information is also available on the daily legalbrief at www.legalbrief.co.za ‡ KwaZulu-Natal Wysigingswet op Dranklisensiëring 3 van 2013 § KwaZulu-Natal Wet op Verbruikerbeskerming 4 van 2013 ** KwaZulu-Natal Wet op Ithala Ontwikkelingsfinansieringkorporasie 5 van 2013 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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