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- Is commenced by Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1997: Commencement
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- Is amended by Nonprofit Organisations Amendment Act, 2000
South Africa
Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1997
Act 71 of 1997
- Published in Government Gazette 18487 on 3 December 1997
- Assented to on 26 November 1997
- Commenced on 1 September 1998 by Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1997: Commencement
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 31 December 2022 to 31 March 2023.]
- [Amended by Nonprofit Organisations Amendment Act, 2000 (Act 17 of 2000) on 9 June 2000]
- [Amended by General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act, 2022 (Act 22 of 2022) on 31 December 2022]
Chapter 1
Interpretation and objects of Act
1. Definitions
2. Objects of Act
The objects of this Act are to encourage and support nonprofit organisations in their contribution to meeting the diverse needs of the population of the Republic by—Chapter 2
Creation of an enabling environment
3. State’s responsibility to nonprofit organisations
Within the limits prescribed by law, every organ of state must determine and co-ordinate the implementation of its policies and measures in a manner designed to promote, support and enhance the capacity of nonprofit organisations to perform their functions.4. Establishment of Directorate for Nonprofit Organisations
The Minister must establish within the national department a Directorate for Nonprofit Organisations.5. Functions of Directorate
6. Model documents and codes of good practice
7. Reports of Directorate
Within six months after the end of each financial year, the Minister must table a written narrative and financial report on the activities of the Directorate for the previous financial year in Parliament.8. Designation of Director of Nonprofit Organisations
The Minister must designate an employee of the national department as the Director of Nonprofit Organisations to be in charge of the Directorate and to perform the other functions conferred on the director by or in terms of this Act or any other law.9. Panel of Arbitrators and Arbitration Tribunal
10. Establishment of advisory or technical committees
Chapter 3
Registration of nonprofit organisations
11. Benefits of registration
The Minister may prescribe benefits or allowances applicable to registered nonprofit organisations, after consultation with the committees of the two Houses of Parliament responsible for welfare and with the concurrence of every Minister whose department is affected by a particular benefit or allowance.12. Requirements for registration
13. Application for registration
14. Appeals against refusal to register
15. Certificate of registration
16. Effect of registration
17. Accounting records and reports
18. Duty to provide reports and information
19. Changing constitution or name of registered nonprofit organisation
20. Noncompliance with constitution and obligations by registered nonprofit organisation
21. Cancellation of registration
22. Appeals against cancellation of registration
23. Voluntary deregistration and winding up or dissolution
24. Register of nonprofit organisations
25. Access by public to documents submitted to director
Chapter 4
Regulations
26. Regulations
The Minister may make any regulation that is necessary or expedient in order to achieve the objects of this Act.27. Conditions, restrictions or prohibitions in regulations
28. Procedure for making regulations
Chapter 5
General provisions
29. Offences
30. Penalties
A person convicted of an offence in terms of this Act is liable to a fine or to imprisonment or to both a fine and imprisonment.31. Delegation of functions
32. Restriction of liability
33. Repeal of laws
Chapters I and HI of the Fund-raising Act, 1978 (Act No. 107 of 1978), are hereby repealed to the extent that they apply to fund-raising organisations, branches of such organisations and any other organisation contemplated in Chapter I of that Act.34. Transitional arrangements
35. State bound
This Act binds the State.36. Short title and commencement
This Act is called the Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1997, and takes effect on a date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette.History of this document
01 April 2023 amendment not yet applied
31 December 2022 this version
09 June 2000
01 September 1998
Commenced by
Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1997: Commencement
03 December 1997
26 November 1997
Assented to
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Regulations under the Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1998 | Government Notice R1104 of 1998 |
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