Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973)

Regulations

Purchase

(1)	The labels of all paint or similar coating materials that are offered for sale shall include, but not be limited to the—

(a)	trade name;

(b)	manufacturer or importer's name, address, and telephone number;

(c)	production date;

(d)	batch number;

(e)	paint or similar coating material product uses; and

(f)	statement: "Complies with the South African legal lead limit of 90ppm or less".

(2)	The labels of all paints or similar coating materials must further include pictograms and precautionary labelling statements as per Globally Harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals.

[Per Regulation 11 this section comes into effect 2 years after date of publication]