The registrar may, in consultation with the registrar of Banks, the registrars of Long-term Insurance or Short-term Insurance, or the registrar of Medical Schemes, as the case may be, direct that all co-operatives, to whom this part applies, or any category of co-operative to whom this part applies, other than a co-operative bank, must provide a recommendation letter from the regulator as contemplated in the Banks Act, 1990 (Act No. 94 of 1990), in compliance with any requirement for exemption from any provision of the Banks Act, 1990 (Act No. 94 of 1990), the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 52 of 1998), the Short-term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 53 of 1998), or the Medical Schemes Act, 1998 (Act No. 131 of 1998).

[Item 6A of Part 3 of Schedule 1 replaces Item 6 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 (item 7 of Schedule) of the Co-operative Banks Act, 2007 (Act No. 40 of 2007) Notice No. 217, GG 30802, dated 22 February 2008] and is substituted by section 73 of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]