President Jacob Zuma has signed the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment (Fica) Bill, However, it must still be implemented. The bill is intended to strengthen measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism‚ and in particular, will require enhanced vigilance over the financial transactions of prominent influential persons. What does the Bill include? The various methods to strengthen anti-money …
THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT AND YOUR RIGHTS
The South African Consumer Protection Act, No. 68 of 2008 was signed on 24 April 2009 and the purpose of the Act is to protect the interests of all consumers, ensure accessible, transparent and efficient redress for consumers who are subjected to abuse or exploitation in the marketplace and also to give effect to internationally recognised consumer rights. The Consumer …
IS YOUR BUSINESS POPI COMPLIANT?
POPI refers to South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act which seeks to regulate the Processing of Personal Information. What is Personal Information? Means any information relating to an identifiable, living natural person or juristic person (companies, CC’s etc.) and includes, but is not limited to: Contact details: email, telephone, address etc. Demographic information: age, sex, race, birth date, ethnicity …
What is the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA)?
The PAJA is the law passed to “give effect” to the right to just administrative action in the Bill of Rights. This says everyone has the right: To fair, lawful and reasonable administrative action; and To reasons for administrative action that affects them negatively. What is administrative action? Any decision the administration takes that affects people’s rights is an administrative …