ICT-related South African Government Documents - Regulations
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This page provides access to regulations and other ICT-related subordinate legislation. You may access other government documents on these webpages: Legislation, Pending proceedings, Other useful Government Documents, and High Court decisions.
*Due to the large volume, documents relating to Electronic Communications Act regulations can be found on this seperate webpage.
Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007
- Revised Exempted Spectrum for the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, 26 August 2021
- Spectrum exempted for use within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, 14 June 2019
- Regulations to prohibit or restrict certain activities in core astronomy advantage areas, 22 June 2012
- Regulations on Radio Astronomy Protection Levels in Astronomy Advantage Areas, 10 Feb 2012
- Declaration of astronomy and related scientific endeavours, 15 Oct 2010
- Declaration of Areas as Astronomy Advantage Areas, 20 Aug 2010
- Declaration of Areas as Astronomy Advantage Areas, 5 Feb 2009
Companies Act, 2008
Competition Act, 1998
- Price Discrimination Regulations, 13 Feb 2020
- Draft Price Discrimination Regulations, comment due 31 Jan 2019
- Buyer Power Regulations, 13 Feb 2020
- Draft Buyer Power Regulations, comment due 31 Jan 2019
- Guidelines for the determination of administrative penalties for failure to notify mergers and implementation of mergers contrary to the Competition Act, 29 March 2019
- Filing Fees for Intermediate and Large Mergers, effective 1 October 2017
- Determination of Merger Thresholds, effective 1 October 2017
- Guidelines on the Assessment of Public Interest Provisions in Merger Regulation under the Competition Act, 31 May 2016
- Guidelines for the Determination of Administrative Penalties for Prohibited Practices, effective 1 May 2015
- Determination of Merger Thresholds and Method of Calculation, 6 March 2009
- Amendment to the Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings in the Competition Commission (Merger Notice Filing Fees), 6 March 2009
- Enforcement Guidelines, 25 July 2011
- Consumer Protection Act Regulations, 1 April 2011
- Determination of Threshold, 1 April 2011
Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002
- Amendment of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations, 10 Nov 2017
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations, 22 Nov 2006
- Classification Guidelines for the Classification of Films, Games, and Certain Publications, 1 July 2022
- Draft Films and Publications Amendment Regulations, 2020, 3 July 2020, comment is due 27 July 2020
- Classification Guidelines for the Classification of Films, Interactive Computer Games and Certain Publications, 5 April 2019
- Films and Publications Regulations, 2014
- Regulations on Fees for Registration, Renewal of Registrations for Distributors, ISPs and Classification of Films, Games and Publications and other Services, 6 Aug 2010
- Films and Publications Regulations, 15 March 2010
- Regulations on the Advisory Panel and Nomination of Candidates for Council and Appeal Tribunal
- Guidelines to be used in the Classification of Films, Interactive Computer Games and Certain Publications, 1 Sept 2009
- Advisory Panel Regulations, 13 Feb 2009
- Films, Publications and Internet Regulations, 20 Feb 2006
- Amended Chapter 2 and Chapter 5 of the Integrated Environmental Management Plan for Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array, 25 March 2021
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2017; Listing Notice 1; Listing Notice 2; Listing Notice 3
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, part 2; Listing Notice 1; Listing Notice 2; Listing Notice 3, part 2; Environmental Management Framework Regulations
- Amendments to Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010, 10 Dec 2010
- Corrections to Regulations and Listing Notices; Commencement; Commencement of Environmental Management Framework Regulations and Listing Notices 1, 2 and 3
- History: Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations; Draft Listing Notice 1: List of Activities and Competent Authorities (Notice 166), 13 Feb 2009; Draft Listing Notice 2: List of Activities and Competent Authorities (Notice 167), 13 Feb 2009; Draft Listing Notice 3: List of Activities and Competent Authorities (Notice 168), 13 Feb 2009; Correction Notice (Notices 166, 167, and 168), 13 March 2009
- Amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessments Regulations, 11 June 2021
- Regulations for the Proper Administration of the Knysna Protected Environment, 11 Dec 2009
Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000
- Regulations relating to the Promotion of Access to Information, 2021
- Exemption for small private entities from compiling PAIA manual, 30 Dec 2011
Protection from Harassment Act, 2011
Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013
- Exemption of Certain Private Bodies from Compiling Manual, June 2021
- Guidance Note of the Exemptions from the Conditions for Lawful
Processing of Personal Information in terms of section 37 and 38 of the
Protection of Personal Information Act, June 2021
- Guidance Note of the Processing of Special Personal Information, June 2021
- Guidance Note of the Processing of Personal Information of Children, June 2021
- Guidance Note on Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers and Application for Registration, 1 April 2021
- Commencement of the Regulations relating to the Protection of Personal Informationa and Guidelines to Develop Codes of Conduct, 26 Feb 2021
- Regulations relating to the Protection of Personal Information, 14 Dec 2018
- Disclosure of Interests Policy and Forms, V2 of 2017
Public Service Commission Act, 1997
Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act, 2002
- Compenstation for cellular service providers in respect of recording customer information, 27 Nov 2009
- Forms of Assistance in the Execution of a direction for which an electronic communication service provider who provides a mobile cellular service must be compensated, 6 Feb 2009
- Forms of Assistance in the Execution of a direction for which an electronic communication service provider who provides a fixed line service must be compensated, 6 Feb 2009
Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 (as amended by, inter alia, Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2013)
- Regulations prescribing electronic services for the purpose of the definition of "Electronic Services" in section 1 of the Value-Added Tax Act, 18 March 2019
- Regulations prescribing electronic services for the purpose of the definition of "electronic service" in section 1 of the Value-Added Tax Act, 1991