Door-to-Door Collections (Brenton Local Council)

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South Africa · Knysna
Date
17 December 1999
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English
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Door-to-Door Collections (Brenton Local Council) By-law, 1999

The Premier has approved the following by-law framed by the Brenton Local Council.

1. Definitions

In this by-law, unless the context otherwise indicates—"act" means the Fund-raising Act, 1978 (Act 107 of 1978), as amended;"council" means the Brenton Local Council;"director" means the Director of Fund-raising, appointed under section 3 of the Act, and"town clerk" means the Chief Executive/Town Clerk of the Brenton Local Council, any other person lawfully acting in this capacity, and any employee of the council duly authorised thereto by the town clerk.

2.

(1)No person shall—
(a)collect, attempt to collect or permit to be collected from door to door any money or goods without the written authorisation of the director, and
(b)collect, attempt to collect or permit to be collected from door to door any money or goods, or conduct or in any way be concerned in the conduct of any collection from door to door for money or goods, without the written consent of the council.
(2)Anyone engaged in door to door collecting shall produce the necessary authority to do so on demand, which authority must have the council's official mark thereon.
(3)Any application for the consent of the council in terms of subsection (1) shall be submitted to the town clerk in writing and shall state—
(a)the full name, address and occupation of the person to be responsible or of persons to be jointly responsible for such collection;
(b)the object for which such collection is to be made or the fund to which the proceeds thereof are to go, and whether such object or fund is local to Brenton;
(c)where an applicant is the local branch of a larger organisation, what percentage, if any, will be paid over to the parent Organisation;
(d)the day, days or period on or for which and the hours between which such collection is to be made;
(e)the area where such collection is to be made;
(f)whether the gross amount of the proceeds without any deduction is to be used for the object concemed or is to go to the fund concerned;
(g)the name and address of the person who will supervise such collection, and
(h)whether contributions in the form of goods and cash will be recorded on lists.
(4)Where contributions are to be recorded on lists, such lists shall state:
(a)that such collection is being made with the consent of the council;
(b)the object or the fund which the proceeds shall be used;
(c)by whom such collection is being made or conducted, and
(d)the name and address of the person supervising such collection.
(5)Where contributions are to be recorded or received in a manner other than that prescribed in subsection (4), the consent of the town clerk thereto shall first be obtained.

3.

No person under the age of 12 years shall be employed or engaged in any collection and any person who or any organisation which has obtained the written consent of the council to make such collection shall be responsible for ensuring that the provisions of this by-law are strictly complied with.

4.

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provisions of this by-law shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction be liable to a fine as prescribed in section 213 of the Municipal Ordinance, 1974 (Ordinance 20 of 1974).
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