Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008)RegulationsCompanies Regulations, 2011Chapter 8 : Regulatory Agencies and AdministrationPart A : Regulatory Agency Offices and Functions169. Electronic filing and payments |
(1) | The senior officer of a regulatory agency, by notice in the Gazette, may direct that any requirement set out in the Act or these regulations to file a document or communicate with, or make a payment to, that regulatory agency may or must be satisfied in electronic form, subject to any operational requirements published in terms of sub-regulation (2). |
(2) | If the senior officer of a regulatory agency has published a notice contemplated in sub-regulation (1), the recording officer of that regulatory agency must publish operational requirements setting out the processes and procedures to be followed to effect any filing of a document or communication with, or payment to, that regulatory agency, including, but not limited to— |
(a) | Application procedures; |
(b) | Registration procedures; |
(c) | Form and format of records; |
(d) | Manner and form of payment; |
(e) | Information security requirements; and |
(f) | Record retention requirements. |
(3) | At any time, a regulatory agency may suspend or terminate any electronic services contemplated in this regulation. |