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Arbitration Act 42 of 1965
South Africa · Law / Act
Arbitration & Dispute ResolutionAmended
South Africa's general statutory framework for domestic arbitration: enforceability of the arbitration agreement, stays of parallel court proceedings, appointme…
Banks Act 94 of 1990
South Africa · Law / Act
Banking & FinanceAmended
The primary authorisation and prudential framework for institutions conducting the business of a bank in South Africa: entry, ownership/control, governance, pru…
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003
South Africa · Law / Act
Local ContentAmended
The national framework for advancing broad-based participation by black people in the South African economy: ownership, management and control, skills developme…
Codes of Good Practice on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (Generic Codes)
South Africa · Code
Local ContentAmended
The independently operative measurement layer beneath the B-BBEE Act, providing the general methodology for measuring an enterprise's B-BBEE status for entities…
Companies Act 71 of 2008
South Africa · Law / Act
Companies & CorporateSecurity / CollateralInsolvency / BankruptcyAmended
The principal company-law framework for incorporating, governing, financing, restructuring and rescuing a South African project company, commenced 1 May 2011. I…
Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024
South Africa · Law / Act
Companies & CorporatePartially In Force
Amends the Companies Act 71 of 2008: expands and clarifies the definition of "securities" and related registers, broadens third-party access to specified compan…
Companies Regulations, 2011
South Africa · Regulation
Companies & CorporateAmended
Supplies the operative procedural, financial-reporting and governance-threshold detail beneath the Companies Act 71 of 2008: the public interest score mechanism…
Companies Second Amendment Act 17 of 2024
South Africa · Law / Act
Companies & CorporateIn Force
Amends the Companies Act 71 of 2008's time-bar provisions governing director and prescribed-officer accountability: extends, on a good-cause basis, the period f…
Competition Act 89 of 1998
South Africa · Law / Act
CompetitionAmended
South Africa's primary competition-law framework: prohibited practices, abuse of dominance, merger control and public-interest assessment through the Competitio…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
South Africa · Law / Act
Public ProcurementLand / Real Estate / Land UseAmended
The supreme law of South Africa. Section 217 requires public procurement — including infrastructure and PPP procurement — to be fair, equitable, transparent, co…
