LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has released a draft councillors’ code of conduct for public comment. Among other things, it:
  • requires every councillor to ‘settle his or her municipal account for rates and service charges in accordance with the credit control policy of the municipality’, and
  • covers attendance at meetings.

 

PASSPORT AND TRAVEL DOCUMENT APPLICATION FEES

• Recently gazetted amendments to the regulations will come into force on 1 November 2022.

 

SMALL CLAIMS COURT RULES

• New rules have been gazetted but will only apply on a date yet to be announced by the Minister.

 

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

• Announcements in a Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development media statement are confirmed in a Government Gazette notice among other things relaxing restrictions on the movement of livestock in certain areas of Free State province.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX INCENTIVE

• National Treasury has released proposed changes to section 11D of the Income Tax Act. They are unpacked in:
  • an accompanying media statement, and
  • explanatory memorandum.

 

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT (POPIA)

• The Information Regulator has gazetted notices announcing its approval of codes of conduct submitted by:
  • the Banking Association of South Africa, and
  • the Credit Bureau Association.
• The codes of conduct are expected to be published shortly on the Information Regulator’s website.

 

GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS

• The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has issued methodological GHG emission quantification guidelines to be read with GHG emission reporting Regulation 10, as amended.

 

Prepared by Pam Saxby