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Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003)

Amended Codes of Good Practice (2017)

Schedule 1 : Interpretation and Definitions

Part 1 : Interpretation

 

The Construction Sector Code must be interpreted according to the following provisions unless the context requires a different meaning:

 

1. In interpreting the provisions of the Revised Construction Sector Code any reasonable interpretation consistent with the objectives of the Act and the B-BBEE Strategy must take precedence.

 

2. Words importing persons shall where the context so requires or admits, include individuals, firms, partnerships, trusts, corporations, governmental bodies, authorities, agencies, unincorporated bodies of persons or associations and any organisation having legal capacity.

 

3. The Construction Sector Charter Council may from time to time issue best practice notes to clarify or explain some of the provisions contained in the Construction Sector Code. These practice notes may not contradict the terms it attempts to clarify. Neither may this mechanism be used to add new provisions to the existing Construction Sector Code.