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Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act, 2002
Act 4 of 2002
- Published in Government Gazette 23289 on 28 March 2002
- Assented to on 27 March 2002
- Commenced on 1 April 2002 by Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act, 2002: Commencement
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 1 March 2018 to 14 January 2020.]
- [Amended by Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2002 (Act 30 of 2002) on 1 April 2002]
- [Amended by Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2011 (Act 24 of 2011) on 1 April 2002]
- [Amended by Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2012 (Act 22 of 2012) on 1 April 2002]
- [Amended by Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2002 (Act 30 of 2002) on 5 August 2002]
- [Amended by Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act 45 of 2003) on 14 November 2003]
- [Amended by Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act 45 of 2003) on 22 December 2003]
- [Amended by Taxation Laws Second Amendment Act, 2009 (Act 18 of 2009) on 30 September 2009]
- [Amended by Voluntary Disclosure Programme and Taxation Laws Second Amendment Act, 2010 (Act 8 of 2010) on 30 September 2009]
- [Amended by Tax Administration Act, 2011 (Act 28 of 2011) on 1 October 2012]
- [Amended by Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 2012 (Act 21 of 2012) on 20 December 2012]
- [Amended by Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act 39 of 2013) on 1 March 2014]
- [Amended by Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2016 (Act 15 of 2016) on 19 January 2017]
- [Amended by Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2017 (Act 17 of 2017) on 1 March 2018]
Chapter 1
Introductory provisions
1. Definitions
2. Purpose of Act
The purpose of this Act is to provide for—3. Administration of Act
4. Application of Act
Chapter 2
Duty to contribute and recovery of contributions
5. Duty to contribute to Fund
6. Determination of contribution
7. Employer must deduct employee's contribution
8. Payment of contribution to Commissioner and refund
9. Payment of contribution to Unemployment Insurance Commissioner and refund
9A. Estimated assessments
10. Duty to register as employer and duty to provide particulars
11. Payment of amounts collected by Commissioner into National Revenue Fund
12. ***
[section 12 substituted by section 82 of Act 30 of 2002 and by section 50 of Act 18 of 2009, and repealed by section 271 of Act 28 of 2011]13. Penalties on default
14. ***
[section 14 repealed by section 271 of Act 28 of 2011]15. Labour inspectors
Chapter 3
General
16. Collection costs
17. ***
[section 17 repealed by section 271 of Act 28 of 2011]18. Regulations
The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette and after consultation with the Minister of Labour and the Unemployment Insurance Commissioner, make regulations about any matter which may be prescribed by regulation in terms of this Act or which is necessary to be prescribed for the effective administration of this Act.19. Short title and commencement
This Act is called the Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act, 2002, and takes effect on a date to be determined by the President by proclamation in the Gazette.History of this document
20 January 2021
15 January 2020
01 March 2018 this version
Amended by
Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2017
19 January 2017
01 March 2014
20 December 2012
01 October 2012
Amended by
Tax Administration Act, 2011
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30 September 2009
22 December 2003
14 November 2003
05 August 2002
01 April 2002
Amended by
Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2002
Amended by
Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2011
Amended by
Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2012
Read this version
28 March 2002
27 March 2002
Assented to
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Limit on amount of remuneration for purposes of determination of contribution, 2021 | Government Notice 475 of 2021 |
Cited documents 5
Legislation 5
1. | Public Finance Management Act, 1999 | 2174 citations |
2. | Income Tax Act, 1962 | 1590 citations |
3. | Skills Development Act, 1998 | 596 citations |
4. | Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 | 237 citations |
5. | South African Revenue Service Act, 1997 | 92 citations |
Documents citing this one 112
Gazette 105
Legislation 5
1. | Income Tax Act, 1962 | 1590 citations |
2. | Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 | 646 citations |
3. | Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 | 182 citations |
4. | KwaZulu-Natal Umzimkhulu Alignment Act, 2017 | 2 citations |
5. | Covid-19 Temporary Relief Scheme, 2020 |