South Africa
Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1997
Regulations under the Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1998
Government Notice R1104 of 1998
- Published in Government Gazette 19199 on 31 August 1998
- Assented to on 20 August 1998
- Commenced on 31 August 1998
- [This is the version of this document from 31 August 1998.]
Chapter 1
Application for registration
1.
Whenever an application is contemplated in terms of section 13(1) of the Act, the application must be made—Chapter 2
Appeals against decision not to register or to cancel registration
2. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise—"consider the appeal" means considering all documents and representations received, making the decision, and submitting a written notice to the parties to the appeal, stating the decision and the reasons for the decision.3. Objective of this chapter
The objective of this chapter is to specify the procedure in terms of which appeals may be submitted and considered.4. Procedure for noting and considering an appeal
5. Costs
The Arbitration Tribunal may make an order for costs if a party to the appeal, or person who represented that party in the appeal,—Chapter 3
Certificate of registration
6.
Whenever the issuing of a certificate is contemplated in terms of section 15(1)(a) of the Act, the certificate must be issued in the format set out in Form 2.Chapter 4
Register of nonprofit organisations
7.
The register of nonprofit organisations contemplated in section 24(1) of the Act must be kept in the manner set out in Form 4.Chapter 5
Compiling, submitting and keeping reports, accounting and other records, documents and constitutions
8.
For purposes of section 18(1)(a) of the Act, the annual narrative report must—9.
For purposes of section 25(1)(a) and (b) of the Act, the constitutions of all nonprofit organisations that have voluntarily de-registered, have been wound up or dissolved, and all accounting records and reports submitted to the Director of Nonprofit Organisations as contemplated in section 17(3) of the Act, must be kept by the Director for a period of five years in their original or reproduced form.Chapter 6
Compliance notice
10.
Whenever the sending of a compliance notice is contemplated in terms of section 20(1)(a) of the Act, the notice must be issued in the form as set out in Form 3.Chapter 7
Public access to constitutions, reports and documents
11.
Any person may inspect any constitution, report or document submitted to the Directorate of Nonprofit Organisations in terms of the Act, at the office of the Director of Nonprofit Organisations between the hours of 08:30 and 12:00, and 13:30 and 15:30, from Monday to Friday.12.
The Director of Nonprofit Organisations must charge the fees shown in the table below for the services listed.Table of service fees
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
Service | Fee |
Inspecting a constitution, report or document | R5 |
Providing a certified copy or certified extract from a document, constitution or report | R1 per page |
Providing a certified copy of a certificate of registration | R10 |
13.
All fees referred to in regulation 12 must be paid in advance in revenue stamps.Chapter 8
Terms and conditions of appointment of panel of arbitrators
14. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise—"day" means a day calculated from midnight to midnight;"panellist" means a member of the panel of arbitration established in terms of Section 9 of the Act.15. Function and responsibilities
In addition to any other function or responsibility conferred in terms of the Act—16. Vacancies and removal of office of panellist
17. Remuneration
Panellists will be remunerated by the national department at a rate determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Member of Cabinet responsible for finance, for the following functions—18. Travel and accommodation
19. Entertainment and other associated expenses incurred by the panel of arbitrators
20. Responsibility for payment of expenditure
History of this document
31 August 1998 this version
Commenced
20 August 1998
Assented to