Competition
Amendment Bill
GG
32533/28-08-2009
Zuma
promises action on competition legislation - 27 August
President
Jacob Zuma has denied criticism there is a hidden agenda behind
the delay in enacting stricter new competition laws. Zuma's
predecessor Kgalema Motlanthe refused to sign the bill late last
year after questions were raised about its constitutionality. - Eye
Witness News website
Zuma
step on competition law surprises big business - 31 August
Big business 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. The controversial new law, which business lobbied doggedly
against for 18 months - with its provisions on "complex
monopolies" and criminal sanctions against directors -
places a heavy burden on executives. Under the new act,
directors and managers can be held personally liable, and face
tough prison terms and fines, for cartel or price-fixing
activities. - Business
Day website
Films
and Publications Amendment Act
GG
32534/28-09-2009
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: www.Twitter.com/sabinetaw / Mary]
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full link below
'Censorship
under guise of protecting rights' - 6 September
The
newly signed Film and Publication Amendment Act has been slammed
as "a grave intrusion" on freedom of expression in this
country. The Freedom of Expression Institute said yesterday
that it was "deeply disappointed" that the act had been
signed into law. - IOL website
'Flawed'
media bill becomes law - 1 September
The Films and Publications Amendment Bill, described by critics as
deeply flawed and unconstitutional, has been signed into law. When
it was introduced in 2006, the media industry protested that it
paved the way for pre-publication censorship and criminalised free
expression. Although a version was approved by Parliament,
then-president Kgalema Motlanthe in January this year decided not
to sign it into law, and referred it back to the legislature. - IOL
website
Protection
of Personal Information Bill
New
law protects personal info - 28 August
A strict piece of legislation, which prohibits any institution
from divulging personal information without a good reason, has
been given the green light by Cabinet. According to this law,
institutions are no longer allowed to sell lists of people's
personal information to especially telemarketers. The legislation
requires that each person on such a list must first be contacted
and their permission obtained before their information may be
sold. Furthermore, telemarketers may only phone members of the
public once. - News24 website
Protection
of Personal Information Bill goes for EU model - 27 August
The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC), in their
recommendations to the department of justice and constitutional
affairs on the Protection of Personal Information Bill, now
tabled, chose the EU approach to information protection, which
focuses on the "processing" of data, rather than the USA
and Australian approach which tends to place emphasis on the
"collection" of data. The new bill aims to give effect
to the right to privacy by ensuring that the personal information
of an individual is safeguarded when being processed by "responsible"
parties. - SabinetLaw
website
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full link below
Regulation
of Interception of Communications and Provision of
Communication-Related Information Act (RICA)
Confusion
surrounds RICA - 21 August
An ITWeb investigation over the last week revealed several retail
outlets in the greater Johannesburg area have little or no idea
what the new regulations entail. Many also have no access to
registration technologies promised by the mobile operators. - ITWeb
website
'RICA
hiccups to be expected' - 24 August
Last week, ITWeb revealed that several retail outlets in the
greater Johannesburg area are still confused about their role in
the implementation of the Regulation of Interception of
Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information
Act (RICA). ITWeb also discovered that several immediately
accessible SIM cards are still available for purchase without
registration. - ITWeb
website
Taxation
Laws Amendment Bills
1
September 2009
Introductory
speech by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Taxation Laws
Amendment Bills in the National Assembly
SA Government Information
website
Bill
to provide individual tax relief - 1 September
Individuals will receive tax relief of R13.5 billion in the 2009
Taxation Law Amendment Bills, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said
today. - The Times
website
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full link below
Tobacco
Control Act
Tobacco
acts signed into law - 31 August
Two pieces of legislation that dramatically increase smoking fines
and crack down on tobacco companies have been signed into law, the
National Council Against Smoking said on Monday. "The new
laws will have dramatic, important and far-ranging effects on
public health and the tobacco industry's marketing
activities," said council director Yussuf Saloojee. The acts
were passed by Parliament in 2007 and 2008. - News24
website
What
you need to know about the new Tobacco Products Control Amendment
Act - 2 September
Moneyweb website
Traditional
Courts Bill
Department
of Justice briefing - 1 September
Parliamentary
Monitoring Group website
Consultation
on traditional courts bill makes same old mistake - 1
September
Traditional courts are a standard feature of the ordinary rural
South African’s life. Compared with state courts, they are
informal, inexpensive and readily accessible. They are evidently
here to stay and have the potential to assist the government to
deliver justice to its citizens. These courts operate under the
Black Administration Act 38 of 1927, which undeniably requires
reform. And because these courts may not always conform to the
constitution, there is the obvious need to co-ordinate their
rules and practices with it. The Traditional Courts Bill is
meant to provide for all of this. - Business
Day website
New
on Parliamentary Monitoring Group website
Notice
of proposed negotiation of an Agreement for the Avoidance of
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with
respect to Taxes on Income with the Government of the Republic
of Senegal
Deadline : 24 August 2009
GN
846/GG 32505
Child
Justice Draft Regulations
Constitution
Seventeenth Amendment Bill
Magistrates
Court Rules. Amendments
Civil
Regional Court Jurisdiction
Explanatory
Memo
Postbank
Draft Bill
Protection
of Personal Information Bill
[B9-2009]
South
African Post Office Bill
New
on Polity website
Appropriation
Act 16 of 2009
Constitution
Seventeenth Amendment Bill [B8 - 2009]
Defence
Act 42 of 2002
Regulations for the Reserve Force
GNR
799/GG 32453
Electricity
Regulation Act 4 of 2006
Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity
GNR
721/GG 32378
Electronic
Communications Act 36 of 2005
Regulations setting out the minimum standards for end-user and
subscriber service charters
GNR
774/GG 32431
Films
and Publications Amendment Act 3 of 2009
http://www.polity.org.za/attachment.php?aa_id=23220
Hazardous
Substances Act 15 of 1973
Declaration of leaded paint as Group 1 hazardous substance
GN
801/GG 32455
Magistrates
Courts Act 32 of 1944
Creation of sub districts and the appointment of a place within
the sub-district for the holding of a court
GN
776/GG 32433
Marine
Living Resources Act 18 of 1998
Amendment
of Regulations for the Management of Boat-Based Whale Watching and
Protection of Turtles
GNR
802/GG 32457
Amendment
of Regulations for the Management of White Shark Cage Diving
GNR
803/GG 32457
Invitation
to apply for permits to undertake boat-based whale and dolphin
watching and white shark cage diving
GN
839/GG 32492
Medicines
and related Substances Act, 1965
Regulations : Transparent pricing system for medicines and
scheduled substances
GNR
757/GG 32427
National
Environmental Management : Protected Areas Amendment 15 of 2009
National
Ports Act 12 of 2005
Directives
in terms of section 30 (3)
GN
825/GG 32480
Regulatory
Principles
GN
824/GG 32480
Policy
on White Shark Cage Diving : Amendments
GN
804/GG 32458
Protection
of Personal Information Bill [B9 - 2009]
Road
Traffic Management Corporation Act 20 of 1999
Amendment : Road traffic Management Corporation Regulations
GNR
758/GG 32428
South
African Schools Act 84 of 1996
Draft amendment of requirements for the administration of surveys
GN
843/GG 32499
Taxation
Laws Amendment Bill [B10-2009]
http://www.polity.org.za/attachment.php?aa_id=23225
Taxation
Laws Second Amendment Bill [B11-209]
http://www.polity.org.za/attachment.php?aa_id=23224
Tobacco
Products Control Amendment Act 23 of 2007
http://www.polity.org.za/attachment.php?aa_id=23219
Tobacco
Products Control Amendment Act 63 of 2008
http://www.polity.org.za/attachment.php?aa_id=23218