Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 95 of 1998)Schedule5. General |
| 1) | The Rules and the Standards and Guidelines, the standard warranty, and all circulars or documents issued by the association referred to in item 1(1) prior to the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been prescribed in terms of this Act and shall be binding on all home builders until amended or substituted in terms of this Act. |
| 2) | The Standards and Guidelines referred to in subitem (1) shall be deemed to be the Home Building Manual. |
| 3) | Any power exercised or any agreement entered into by the association referred to in item 1(1), its members, directors or employees prior to the commencement of the Act, shall be deemed to have been exercised or entered into in terms of the provisions of this Act. |
| 4) | Any housing consumer who has acquired benefits under a standard warranty referred to in subitem (1) issued prior to the commencement of this Act, shall be entitled to the benefits set out in section 17(1) of the Act, subject to the limitations set out in that section. |
