GAZETTE WATCH: WEEKLY REGULATORY MOVEMENT REPORT Covering 19 May – 02 June 2023

STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA

Consumer Price Index, Rate (Base Dec 2021=100)

Rate: March 2023 – 7.1

Published for general interest only

COMPETITION ACT NO. 89 OF 1998 (AS AMENDED)

REGULATIONS RELATING TO APPEALS ARISING FROM MARKET INQUIRIES

BEFORE THE COMPETITION TRIBUNAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43F AND REGULATIONS

RELATING TO A DIVESTITURE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COMMISSION IN TERMS OF SECTION 43D(2) OF THE

APPLIES TO- All entities who are impacted by the Competition Act.

NOTICE OF EXTENSION GRANTED: ONLINE INTERMEDIATION PLATFORMS MARKET INQUIRY

APPLIES TO- Organizations who make use of online intermediation platforms and who are the subject matter of the market enquiry.

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT

AMENDMENT OF RULES (DAR 246)- bonded warehouse for tobacco products

APPLIES TO-  bonded warehouse – tobacco products

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS ACT, 1997 REGULATIONS: AMENDMENTS

APPLIES TO- Persons who make use of GMO’s.

ACTION -Take note of revised fees

IRBA CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR REGISTERED AUDITORS (REVISED APRIL 2023)

APPLIES TO- Registered Auditors

COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES ACT, 1993 (ACT NO 130 OF 1993)

APPLIES TO- All employers must take note of

COMPULSORY SPECIFICATIONS ACT (ACT NO. 5 OF 2008),  AS AMENDED THROUGH LEGAL METROLOGY ACT (ACT NO. 9 OF 2014)

COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION FOR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF GENERAL SERVICE LAMPS (GSLs) – VC 9110

APPLIES TO

Persons who deal in General Service Lamps – VC9110

COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF GENERAL SERVICE LAMPS

APPLIES TO- Persons who deal in  General Service Lamps

MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES ACT

ANNUAL SINGLE EXIT PRICE ADJUSTMENT FOR 2024: COMMENTS INVITED

APPLIES TO- The medical profession

NURSING ACT

FEES PAYABLE

APPLIES TO- The Nursing Profession

CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A REGISTERED PERSON MAY PRACTICE AS A PRIVATE PRACTITIONER

APPLIES TO- Private Practitioners

MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES ACT

EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD: COMMENTS INVITED TO DRAFT GENERAL REGULATIONS

APPLIES TO- The medical profession

HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT, 1974 (ACT NO. 56 OF 1974)

RULES RELATING TO FEES PAYABLE TO COUNCIL: AMENDMENT

APPLIES TO A foreign qualified medical specialist- sets out certain fees.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL AND PUBLICATION OF EXPLANATORY SUMMARY OF BILL

APPLIES TO- The Public Sector

PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL B13-2023

APPLIES TO- Public Service

The Bill aims to Amend the Public Service Act,1994,