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South Africa
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, No. 5 of 2008
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Xhosa, except iro notice of assent date in English

Long title


To provide for the establishment of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications of South Africa; to provide for the appointment of the Board of the National Regulator; to provide for the administration and maintenance of compulsory specifications in the interests of public safety and health or for environmental protection; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

PREAMBLE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERPRETATION AND PURPOSE
1. Definitions
2. Purpose of Act
ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL REGULATOR AS PUBLIC ENTITY
3. Establishment of National Regulator as public entity

POWERS AND OBJECTS OF NATIONAL REGULATOR
4. Powers of National Regulator
5. Objects of National Regulator
BOARD OF NATIONAL REGULATOR FOR COMPULSORY SPECIFICATIONS
6. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer of National Regulator [...was entitled "Appointment of members and chairperson of Board of National Regulator"]
7. Appointment of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of National Regulator [...was entitled "Term of office"]
8. Appointment of staff of National Regulator [...was entitled "Disqualification"]
9. [...repealed by Act 2014_009_042(3)_20140519 Sch2 - was entitled "Conditions of appointment"]
10. [...repealed by Act 2014_009_042(3)_20140519 Sch2 - was entitled "Operating procedures of Board"]
11. Committees
12. Advisory Forum
COMPULSORY SPECIFICATIONS
13. Compulsory specifications
14. Effect of declaration as compulsory specification
15. Non-conformance to compulsory specification
16. Appointment of market surveillance inspectors
17. Powers of inspector to enter, inspect, search and seize
18. Identification prior to entry and co-operation with inspectors
19. Powers to question and do market surveillance inspections
20. Samples and information
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
21. [...repealed by Act 2014_009_042(3)_20140519 Sch2 - was entitled "Appointment of Chief Executive Officer"]
22. [...repealed by Act 2014_009_042(3)_20140519 Sch2 - was entitled "Employment contract and performance agreement"]
23. [...repealed by Act 2014_009_042(3)_20140519 Sch2 - was entitled "Appointment of staff"]
24. Services by non-employees
25. Delegation and assignment
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
26. Funding and investments
27. Application of Public Finance Management Act
28. Financial year and accounting
GENERAL PROVISIONS
29. Disclosure of certain information in public interest
30. Presumption
31. Certain acts not interpreted as assurances or guarantees
32. Confidentiality of certain information
33. Liability of National Regulator
34. Offences and penalties
35. Transitional provisions
36. Regulations
37. Short title and commencement

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