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Fund-raising Act, 1978 (Act No. 107 of 1978)

Chapter III : General and Supplementary Provisions

32. Savings

 

(1) Any registration certificate, letter of delegation, written authority or document of authority granted or issued in terms of any provision of the National Welfare Act, 1965 (Act No. 79 of 1965), and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall, with effect from such commencement, be deemed to be an authority, registration certificate, temporary authority or permission granted in terms of sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Act, respectively, and shall lapse, in the case of the first-mentioned registration certificate or letter of delegation, on the expiry of a period of two years after such commencement and, in the case of such written authority or document of authority, on the expiry of the period for which it was granted or issued, or, if it was not granted or issued for a specified period, or if it was granted or issued for a period of six months or longer, on the expiry of a period of six months after such commencement.

 

(2) A branch of a welfare organization which immediately before the commencement of this Act is the holder of a letter of delegation granted in terms of section 27 of the National Welfare Act, 1965 (Act No. 79 of 1965), shall be deemed, for as long as the fund-raising organization of which it is a branch is authorized in terms of this Act to collect contributions from the public, but not exceeding a period of two years as from such commencement, to have been registered in terms of section 5 as a branch of the fund-raising organization concerned.