JUTA'S WEEKLY E-MAIL SERVICE (Bulletin 11 of 2012, based on Gazettes received during the week dated 2 to 9 March 2012) JUTA S WEEKLY STATUTES BULLETIN ISSN 1022-6397 PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES Department of Basic Education: Draft Policy on the Organisation Roles and Responsibilities of Education Districts published for comment (GenN 180 in GG 35107 of 5 March 2012) (p3) FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS, AGRICULTURAL REMEDIES AND STOCK REMEDIES ACT 36 OF 1947 Proposed restrictions notice regarding the use of a certain agricultural remedy published for comment (GenN 186 in GG 35108 of 9 March 2012) (p18) INCOME TAX ACT 58 OF 1962 Notice to reporting institutions to furnish bi-annual returns of investment and interest with effect from the 2013 year of assessment published (GN 173 in GG 35090 of 29 February 2012) (p3) FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT 54 OF 1972 Draft regulations relating to foodstuffs for infants and young children published for comment (GN R184 in GG 35100 of 2 March 2012) (p3) PHARMACY ACT 53 OF 1974 Rules relating to the services for which a pharmacist may levy a fee and guidelines for levying such a fee or fees published and BN 193 in GG 33898 of 20 December 2010 replaced (BN 33 in GG 35095 of 2 March 2012) (p3) Rules relating to good pharmacy practice published in BN 129 in GG 27112 of 17 December 2004 amended (BNs 34 & 35 in GG 35095 of 2 March 2012) (pp 13 & 18) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS ACT 119 OF 1990 Regulations relating to the classification, packing and marking of fat spreads intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa published and Proc R561 and GN R560 of 16 March 1990 repealed with effect from 12 months after date of publication (GN R194 in GG 35109 of 9 March 2012) (p4) VALUE-ADDED TAX ACT 89 OF 1991 Schedule 1 amended (GN R187 in GG 35102 of 2 March 2012) (p3)
Page 2 NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY ACT 27 OF 1996 Draft amendments to policy pertaining to the National Senior Certificate Examination published for comment (GN R189 in GG 35104 of 2 March 2012) (p3) MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ACT 47 OF 1996 Amendment of statutory measure: Levy relating to potatoes published (GN R195 in GG 35109 of 9 March 2012) (p20) Establishment of statutory measure: Registration of milk producers published (GN R196 in GG 35109 of 9 March 2012) (p26) Establishment of statutory measure: Records and returns by milk producers published (GN R197 in GG 35109 of 9 March 2012) (p36) Establishment of statutory measure: Registration of producers, processors, importers and exporters of pecans and pecan products published (GN R198 in GG 35109 of 9 March 2012) (p48) Establishment of statutory measure: Records and returns relating to pecan trees as well as domestic production, processing, imports and exports of pecans and pecan products published (GN R199 in GG 35109 of 9 March 2012) (p58) Establishment of statutory measure and determination of levies on pecans and pecan products published (GN R200 in GG 35109 of 9 March 2012) (p68) SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNITS AND SPECIAL TRIBUNALS ACT 74 OF 1996 Appointment of acting head of existing Special Investigating Unit published (GenN 196 in GG 35136 of 8 March 2012) (p3) affairs of the Swellendam Local Municipality published (Proc R12 in GG 35088 of 29 February 2012) (p3) affairs of the former Department of Local Government and Housing of the Mpumalanga Province and its successor in title, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of the Mpumalanga Province published (Proc R16 in GG 35120 of 5 March 2012) (p3) affairs of the Department of Education: Mpumalanga published in Proc 2 in GG 31808 of 21 January 2009 amended (Proc R14 in GG 35117 of 2 March 2012) (p3) development and delivery of low cost housing in South Africa published in Proc R7 in GG 29831 of 25 April 2007 amended (Proc R15 in GG 35118 of 5 March 2012) (p3) SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS ACT 84 OF 1996 Draft amendments to regulations pertaining to the National Senior Certificate Examination published for comment (GN R188 in GG 35103 of 2 March 2012) (p3) Draft amendments to policy pertaining to the National Senior Certificate Examination published for comment (GN R190 in GG 35104 of 2 March 2012) (p6) NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 93 OF 1996 Incorporation of Standard Specifications SANS 1518:2011 and SANS 10233:2011 into the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 published (GN R191 in GG 35106 of 5 March 2012) (p2) Regulations amended (GN R209 in GG 35130 of 9 March 2012) (p3)
Page 3 LONG-TERM INSURANCE ACT 52 OF 1998 Draft amendment regulations published for comment (GN R192 in GG 35114 of 2 March 2012) (p3) SHORT-TERM INSURANCE ACT 53 OF 1998 Draft amendment regulations published for comment (GN R193 in GG 35114 of 2 March 2012) (p19) PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1 OF 1999 Correction to terms of reference for the advisory panel on the development of African languages in higher education published (GN 174 in GG 35096 of 2 March 2012) (p3) BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACT 53 OF 2003 Draft Financial Sector Code published for comment (GenN 174 in GG 35092 of 2 March 2012) (p3) NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 61 OF 2003 Regulations relating to the artificial fertilisation of persons published and GN R1182 in GG 10283 of 20 June 1986 and GN R1354 in GG 18362 of 17 October 1997 repealed (GN R175 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p3) Regulations relating to the rendering of clinical forensic medicine services published (GN R176 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p22) Regulations relating to the use of human biological material published (GN R177 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p31) Regulations relating to the registration of microbiological laboratories and the acquisition, importation, handling, maintenance and supply of human pathogens published (GN R178 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p39) Regulations relating to blood and blood products published and GN R1935 in GG 12695 of 17 August 1990 and GN R298 in GG 14596 of 26 February 1993 repealed (GN R179 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p62) Regulations relating to the general control of human bodies, tissue, blood, blood products and gametes published and GN R2876 in GG 12234 of 29 December 1989 repealed (GN R180 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p75) Regulations relating to the import and export of human tissue, blood, blood products, cultured cells, stem cells, embryos, foetal tissue, zygotes and gametes published (GN R181 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p97) Regulations relating to tissue banks published (GN R182 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p125) Regulations relating to stem cell banks published (GN R183 in GG 35099 of 2 March 2012) (p142) Regulations relating to categories of hospitals published (GN R185 in GG 35101 of 2 March 2012) (p3) Policy on the management of public hospitals published (GN R186 in GG 35101 of 2 March 2012) (p29) PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY AGAINST TERRORIST AND RELATED ACTIVITIES ACT 33 OF 2004 Entities identified by the United Nations Security Council published (Procs 17 & 18 in GG 35126 of 9 March 2012) (pp 3 & 9)
Page 4 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT 39 OF 2004 Highveld Priority Area Air Management Plan published (GN 144 in GG 35072 of 2 March 2012) (p3) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT 36 OF 2005 List of class licensees published (GenN 183 in GG 35116 of 2 March 2012) (p3) Notice of intention to incorporate further provisions to the draft numbering plan regulations published for comment (GenN 182 in GG 35115 of 2 March 2012) (p3) Notice of public hearings on the Draft Regulations on the Digital Terrestrial Television Regulations published (GenN 185 in GG 35121 of 5 March 2012) (p3) PREVENTION OF AND TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ACT 70 OF 2008 Proposed Regulations for Treatment of and Prevention for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 published for comment (GN R204 in GG 35125 of 9 March 2012) (p3) BILLS Credit Rating Services Bill, 2012 [B8-2012] Independent System and Market Operator Bill, 2012 [B9-2012] Draft Financial Services Laws General Amendment Bill, 2012 Draft Further Education and Training Colleges Amendment Bill, 2012 (GenN 181 in GG 35113 of 2 March 2012) (p3) Draft Higher Education and Training Laws Amendment Bill, 2012 (GenN 181 in GG 35113 of 2 March 2012) (p20) Judicial Matters Amendment Bill, 2012 publication of explanatory summary (GenN 184 in GG 35119 of 6 March 2012) PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION GAUTENG Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Midvaal Local Municipality: Draft notice: of amendments and/or additions to Sewer and Purification By-law, Electricity By-law, Waste Management By-law, Standing Orders By-law and Public Open Space By-law published for comment (LAN 299 in PG 58 of 7 March 2012) (p109) National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999: Formal Declaration: Berea Fire Station, Orlando Communal Hall, Regina Mundi Cathedral, Lilian Ngoyi House, and Provisional Protection: Munitoria Building, Saronde Centre and Sharpeville Community Hall published (GenN 527 in PG 63 of 8 March 2012) (p3) KWAZULU-NATAL KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act 5 of 2005: Recognition of various Iziphakanyiswa for various Traditional Communities with effect from 13 December 2011 published (PN 31 in PG 712 of 2 March 2012) (p3) KwaZulu-Natal Adjustments Appropriation Act 7 of 2011 * (in PG 713 of 5 March 2012) (p3) Date of commencement: 5 March 2012 * KwaZulu-Natal Aansuiwerings Begrotingswet 7 van 2011
Page 5 KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Health Act 4 of 2000: Tariff of fees for in- and out-patient services rendered and supplies provided at, in or from provincial hospitals, services and institutions amended with effect from 1 April 2012 (MN 11 in PG 716 of 9 March 2012) (p3) Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998: umshwathi Municipality: Determination of Speaker, Deputy Mayor and three Executive Committee Members as full-time published (PN 32 in PG 717 of 9 March 2012) (p3) NORTH WEST North West Schools Education Act 3 of 1998: Regulations relating to the Election and Governance of Governing Bodies of Public Schools, 2012 published and ON 2 of 2009 in PG 6642 of 4 June 2009 repealed (GenN 158 in PG 6970 of 6 March 2012) (p3) This information is also available on the daily legalbrief at www.legalbrief.co.za