The Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 and the Financial Intelligence
Centre Amendment Act, 2008 9
Purpose of the Act 9
Definition of a money laundering Activity 9
Money Laundering legislation in South Africa 9
The Financial Intelligence Centre (“FIC”) 9
Money Laundering Control measures 10
Directives 14
Registration by accountable institution and reporting institution 14
Responsibility for supervision of accountable institutions 14
Appointment of inspectors 15
Inspections 15
Administrative sanctions 16
Appeal 18
Compliance and enforcement 19
Schedules to the Act 20
Revised draft Regulation of Tax Practitioners Bill 23
Purpose of the Act 23
Application of the Act 23
Registration of registered tax practitioners 23
Duties of tax practitioners 26
Disciplinary matters 27
Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 32
Purpose of the Act 32
Definition of advice 32
Intermediary services 33
Authorisation of financial services providers 33
Application for authorisation 33
Lapsing of licence 34
Qualifications of representatives and duties of authorised financial services providers 34
Debarment process of representatives 34
Compliance officers and compliance arrangements 35
Accounting and audit requirements 35
New submission dates for financial statements 36
Determination of Fit and Proper Requirements for Financial Services Providers 36
Requirements for professional indemnity and fidelity insurance cover for providers 39
Financial interest and conflict of interest management policy 40
The National Credit Act No.34 of 2005 41
Purpose of the Act 41
Overview of the Act 41
Chapter 1 – Interpretation, Purpose and Application 41
Chapter 2 – Consumer Credit Institutions 45
Chapter 3 – Consumer Credit Industry Regulation 45
Chapter 4 – Consumer Credit Policy 46
Chapter 5 – Consumer Credit Agreements 49
Chapter 6 – Collection, repayment, surrender and debt enforcement 53
Compliance and reporting – Chapter 8 of the Regulations 55
Debt counselling 56
Consumer Protection Act 58
Purpose of the Act 58
Background 58
Application of the Act 58
Exemptions 60
Fundamental consumer rights 61
Protection of consumer rights and the consumer voice 69
Business names and industry codes of conduct 70
Protection of Personal Information Bill 71
Purpose of the Act 71
Application of the Act 71
What information is protected? 71
Exclusions 72
Conditions for lawful processing of personal information 72
Processing of special personal information 74
Information Protection Regulator 74
Information Protection Officer 74
Notification of processing 75
Rights of data subjects regarding unsolicited electronic communications and automated decision making 75
Enforcement 75
Offences and penalties 75
Implementation timeline 76
The Companies Act, 71 of 2008 77
Objectives 77
Categories of companies 77
Criteria for names of companies (Section 11) 77
Reservation of name and defensive names (Section 12) 78
Right to incorporate company (Section 13) 79
Registration of company (Section 14) 79
Memorandum of Incorporation, shareholder agreements and rules of company (Section 15) 79
Amending Memorandum of Incorporation (Section 16) 80
Legal status of companies (Section 19) 80
Validity of company actions (Section 20) 81
Reckless trading prohibited (Section 22) 81
Form and standards for company records (Section 24) 82
Location of company records (Section 25) 83
Access to company records (Section 26) 83
Financial year of company (Section 27) 84
Accounting records (Section 28) 84
Financial statements (Section 29) 86
Annual financial statements (Section 30) 87
Annual return (Section 33) 90
Shareholder right to be represented by proxy (Section 58) 90
Shareholders acting other than at a meeting (Section 60) 91
Shareholders meetings (Section 61) 91
Notice of meetings (Section 62) 91
Conduct of meetings (Section 63) 92
Meeting quorum and adjournment (Section 64) 92
Shareholder resolutions (Section 65) 93
Board, directors and prescribed officers (Section 66) 93
Election of directors (Section 68) 93
Ineligibility and disqualification of persons to be director or prescribed officer (Section 69) 94
Board committees (Section 72) 95
Board meetings (Section 73) 95
Director's personal financial interests (Section 75) 96
Directors conduct (Section 76) 97
Liability of directors and prescribed officers (Section 77) 98
Indemnification and directors’ insurance (Section 78) 99
Financial assistance for subscription of securities (Section 44) 99
Loans or other financial assistance to directors (Section 45) 100
Distributions must be authorised by the board (Section 46) 101
Mandatory appointment of company secretary (Section 86) 101
Appointment of auditor (Section 90) 101
Rotation of auditors (Section 92) 102
Rights and restricted functions of auditors (Section 93) 102
Audit committees (Section 94) 102
Continuation of pre-existing companies (Schedule 5) 104
Business Rescue 104
Companies Amendment Bill, 2010 106
Objective 106
Right to incorporate a company or transfer the registration of foreign company (Section 13) 106
Memorandum of Incorporation, shareholder agreements and rules of company (Section 15) 107
Amending Memorandum of Incorporation (Section 16) 107
Validity of company actions (Section 20) 107
Registration of external companies (Section 23) 107
Access to company records (Section 26) 108
Annual financial statements (Section 30) 108
Company or subsidiary acquiring company's shares (Section 48) 109
Conduct of meetings (Section 63) 109
Shareholder resolutions (Section 65) 109
Board committees (Section 72) 110
Director's personal financial interests (Section 75) 111
Indemnification and directors’ insurance (Section 78) 111
Appointment of auditor (Section 90) 111
Audit committees (Section 94) 111
Effect of business rescue on employees and contracts (Section 136) 111
Continuation of pre-existing companies (Schedule 5) 112
King III 113
Structure of the report 113
Application of the code 113
Effective date 113
Chapter 1 – Ethical leadership and corporate citizenship 113
Chapter 2 – Board and Directors 114
Chapter 3 – Audit committees 118
Chapter 4 – The governance of risk 118
Chapter 5 – The governance of information technology 119
Chapter 6 – Compliance with laws, rules, codes and standards 119
Chapter 7 – Internal audit 119
Chapter 8 – Governing stakeholder relationships 120
Chapter 9 – Integrated reporting and disclosure 120
International Standards on Auditing 122
Background 122
ISA 200: Overall objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in Accordance with International Standards on Auditing 122
ISA 210: Agreeing the Terms of Audit Engagements 123
ISA 260: Communication with Those Charged with Governance 123
ISA 265: Communicating Deficiencies in Internal Control to Those Charged with Governance and Management 124
ISA 320: Materiality in Planning and Performing an Audit 124
ISA 450: Evaluation of Misstatements Identified During the Audit 125
ISA 540: Auditing Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Accounting Estimates, and Related Disclosures 126
ISA 550: Related Parties 126
Financial reporting Framework for Non-Public Entities 128
Purpose 128
Objectives 128
Scope 128
Transitional provisions and effective date 129
Principles, recognitions and measurement 129
Specific line items on the financial statements 133
Environmental taxes 136
Carbon dioxide vehicle emissions tax 136
Exemptions for certified emission reductions 137
Allowance for energy efficiency savings (Section 12 L) 137