Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act, 1963 (Act No. 16 of 1963) Notices Designation of Commissioners of Oaths in terms of Section 6 of the Act Notice No. 903 of 1998

 

Notice No. 903

10 July 1998

GG 19033

 

Department of Justice

 

I, Abdulah Mohamed Omar, Minister of Justice, hereby under section 6  of the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act, 1963 (Act 16 of 1963), designate the holders of the offices listed in the Schedule to be commissioners of oaths for the Republic of South Africa with effect from the date hereof.

 

 

A M Omar

Minister of Justice

 

Schedule

 

1.        National Executive:

 

 

 

President, Vice-President, Director: Human Resources and Administration, Director of Institute, Personnel Manager, Finance Manager, Head: Administration of Institute, Personnel Officer, Accountant, Farm Manager.

 

5.

(a)

President, Director, Chairperson, Senior General Manager, General Manager, General Manager: Corporate Services, Deputy General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Regional Manager, Manager, Administrative and Financial Manager, Manager: Administration, Assistant Manager, Chief: Legal Services, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Deputy Executive Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Senior Administrative Officer, Administrative Officer, Chief Actuary, Chief Production Marketing Officer, Registrar, Member, Secretary, Chief Accountant, Assistant Chief Accountant, Senior Accountant, Accountant, Inspector, Head of Department, Committee Clerk, officials with the rank of Divisional Manager and higher, Training Adviser.

[Item 5(a)(i) substituted by Notice No. R. 1511 dated 24 December 1999]

[Item 5(a)(ii) substituted by Notice No. R. 1687 dated 24 December 1998]

[Item 5(a)(iii) substituted by Notice No. R. 1365 dated 21 December 2001]

 

 

Chartered Certified Accountants.

Fellow member of AAT (SA) and Member of AAT (SA).

[Item 6A(a) inserted by Notice No. R. 122 of 2015]

Certified Fraud Examiner.

[Item 6A(b) inserted by Notice No. R. 122 of 2015]

[Item 6A inserted by Notice No. R. 1321 of 2008]

 

Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA) and Associate Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA).

[Item 6B inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 732, GG33472, dated 20 August 2010]

 

 

 

Any employee with a rank of supervisor or higher.

[Item 9 substituted by Notice No. R. 1511 dated 24 December 1999]

Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief General Manager, Chief or General Manager, Assistant Chief or Assistant General Manager, Chief Inspector, Departmental Head: Inspection Department, Assistant of the Chief or General Manager, Legal Adviser, Chief Accountant, Secretary or any other official of equivalent or higher rank, Controller.

Manager, Assistant Manager, Sub-Manager, Regional Manager, Senior Chief Assistant, Chief Assistant, Regional Controller, Deputy Manager, Credit Manager, Administrative Controller, Accountant, Senior Inspector, Secretary and any other official of equivalent or higher rank.

Manager, Assistant Manager, Sub-Manager, Chief Trust Officer, Chief Assistant, any officer whose title contains the word 'Manager', Accountant, Administrative Manager, Office Manager, Secretary and any other official of equivalent or higher rank.

(d)        Crime Strategies Department:

General Manager, Commercial Crime Manager, Violent Crime Manager, ATM Project Manager, research Manager and Statistical Manager.

[Item 9(d) inserted by Notice No. R. 847 dated 14 September 2001]

 

Security Manager, Security Supervisor and Investigator.

 

Manager or Branch Manager, Secretary and Branch Secretary.

 

Group Security Coordinator, Area Co-ordinator, Finance Co-ordinator, Special Investigations Coordinator, Operations Co-ordinator, Unit Co-ordinator, Development Co-ordinator, Quality Management Co-ordinator and Support Service Co-ordinator.

[Item 11A inserted by Notice No. R. 402 dated 28 March 2003]

 

11B.

Director, Company Secretary, Departmental Head, any officer whose title contains the word 'Manager', Team leader, Legal Advisor, Risk Officer, Compliance Officer.

[Item 11B(a) inserted by Notice No. R. 1675 dated 21 November 2003]

(b)        BoE Investment and Nominee Company (Pty) Limited

Director, Company Secretary, Departmental Head, any officer whose title contains the word 'Manager', Team leader, Legal Advisor, Risk Officer, Compliance Officer.

[Item 11B(b) inserted by Notice No. R. 1675 dated 21 November 2003]

 

Senior Managing Director, Managing Director. Deputy Managing Director, Administrative Director, Financial Director, Chief Executive Officer, General Manager, Deputy or Assistant General Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager, Sub-Manager, Chief Accountant and Secretary.

(b)        Regional Office:

Manager, Assistant Manager, Sub-Manager and Accountant.

Manager, Assistant Manager, Sub-Manager and Accountant.

 

 

All officers and employees exercising any powers or performing any duties contemplated in the said Acts.

 

Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director/Director, Secretary or any official performing the duties normally performed by a secretary, Accountant/Financial Manager and Legal and/or Labour Affairs/Manpower Adviser/ Secretary/Director.

 

Fellow Members and Associate Members

[Item 14A inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 83, GG 39641, dated 29 January 2016]

 

Charterholder Member

[Item 14AA inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 780, GG 41811, dated 3 August 2018]

 

Chief Executive Officer, General Manager and Secretary.

Branch Manager and Depot Manager.

 

Chief Executive Officer, General Manager and Secretary.

Branch Manager and Depot Manager.

[Item 15A inserted by Notice No. R. 623 dated 16 May 2003]

 

Director, Assistant Director, Manager, Legal Adviser, Section Head and any official of a higher rank, Senior Security Officer and Research Administration Officer.

 

Chief Operations Officer

[Item 16A inserted by Notice No. R. 942 dated 4 July 2003]

 

Strategic Units:

Director, Head and General Manager, Legal Adviser, Senior Security Officer and any official of a higher rank, Personnel Manager, Financial Manager, Senior Personnel Officer, Programme Manager and Function Manager.

 

All correctional officials in the service of the Department of Correctional Services.

 

Manager: Programmes and Projects, Manager: Programmes, Manager, Economic Analysis and

Projections, Manager: Manpower and Training, Personnel Manager, Secretary/Legal Adviser and Chief: Legal Services.

 

Chief Inspector, Inspector, Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable, Sergeant and Constable.

 

Principal or Headmaster/Headmistress.

Principal, Headmaster/Headmistress, Rector, Deputy Principal, Deputy Headmaster/Headmistress and Vice-Rector.

Incumbent of a post at post level 4 and higher.

 

Public Relations.

Health Services.

Township, other residential area or hostel.

 

Manager, Assistant Manager and Chief Trust Officer.

 

Certified Financial Planner.

[Item 23A inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 112, GG 30722, dated 8 February 2008]

 

President, Vice-President, Director of division or of national research facility, Financial Manager, Group Accountant, Account, Personnel Manager, Senior Personnel Officer, Programme Manager and Manager of a department.

 

Manager, Assistant Manager, Head: Administration, Head: Finance, Head: Crime Investigations, Head: Operations, Regional Security Officer, Crime Investigating Officer.

[Item 25 substituted by Notice No. R. 1687 dated 24 December 1998]

 

Matron, Medical Superintendent, Secretary and Sister.

Any officer whose title contains the word 'Manager', a Superintendent and a Matron.

 

[Item 26A inserted by section 2 of Notice No.R. 408, GG 38793, dated 15 May 2015]

 

[Heading of Item 27 substituted by Notice No. R. 1551 dated 31 October 2003]

Member appointed in terms of section 3 of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act 74 of 1996).

 

Supervisor.

 

General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Secretary and Chief: Legal Department.

 

Accounting Officers

Financial Accountant in Commerce

Certified Tax Practitioner.

[Item 29A substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 1255, GG 40346, dated 14 October 2016]

 

Certified Technical Financial Accountant (SA) and Certified Financial Accountant (SA).".

[Item 29B substituted by section 4 of Notice No. R. 700, GG 37980, dated 12 September 2014]

 

Certified Internal Auditor.

[Item 29C inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 546, GG 37806, dated 11 July 2014]

 

Any Assistant Manager and any other official of equivalent or higher rank, Accountant, Legal Adviser and Secretary.

Any Assistant Manager, Consultant and official of equivalent or higher rank, Office Manager,

Production Manager and Legal Adviser.

 

Chief Manager, Deputy Chief Manager, Manager: Legal Services, Manager: Investments, Manager: Finance Manager: Properties, Manager: Corporate Services, Manager: Communication and Marketing, Vice-Accountant: Contributions, Vice-Accountant: Pensions, Liaison Officer, Senior Accountant, Accountant, Manager: Benefits.

[Item 31 substituted by Notice No. R. 1510 dated 24 December 1999]

 

[Item 32 substituted by Notice No. R. 950 dated 6 August 1999]

 

Managing Director, Member of the Land Bank Board, General Manager and an official who is utilised in an administrative capacity.

 

Marriage Officer appointed in terms of the Marriage Act, 1961 (Act 25 of 1961); the Marriages, Births

and Deaths Amendment Act, 1986 (Act 41 of 1986) (former Republic of Venda); the Marriage Act,1988

(Act 24 of 1988) (former Republic of Ciskei); and Marriage Act, 1978 (Act 21 of 1978) (former

Republic of Transkei).

 

 

[Item 34B inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 2304, GG 47061, dated 22 July 2022]

 

Administrative Manager, Financial Manager, Administrative Secretary, Mine Secretary, Controller (Finance and Administration), Chief Superintendent (Security), Superintendent (Security), Mine Security Officer and Mine Detective.

 

The Chief Executive Officer, the Business Manager, the Operations Manager, the Technical Manager, the Business Referral and Information Network Manager, the Human Resources Manager and the General Managers of nine provincial section 21 companies.

[Item 35A substituted by Notice No. R. 401 dated 28 March 2003]

 

Member (with the rank of inspector) of an auxiliary service established and designated in terms of section 80 of the Defence Act, 1957 (Act 44 of 1957).

Officer of and above the rank of Captain and Adjutant of Unit.

Officer of or above the rank of Captain and Adjutant of Unit.

Warrant Officer.

Officer and any other rank as defined in section 1(1) of the Defence Act, 1957.

 

Chief Security Officer and Deputy Chief Security Officer.

Principal Vice-Principal and Chief Training Officer of a training institution which has been approved by the Minister of Defence by virtue of section 11 of the Act.

 

Chief Security Officer, Senior and Shift Control Officers of Security.

 

Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.

 

 

 

Any officer whose title contains the word 'Manager', Assistant Manager, Director, Matron, Administrative Officer, Social Worker, Administrator.

 

Speaker.

Deputy Speaker.

Member.

Chairperson.

Deputy Chairperson.

Delegate.

 

Patents Agent.

 

Organiser in the full-time employment of a political party.

 

 

Director, Associate Director, Senior Manager, Manager and Senior Associate.

[Item 46A substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 121 dated 23 February 2015]

 

Speaker.

Deputy Speaker.

Member.

Secretary.

Deputy Secretary.

Premier or Acting Premier.

Executive Council: Member.

 

 

 

General Manager: Corporate Services, Legal Services Manager, Legal Adviser/Assistant (all ranks), General Manager, Departmental Manager, Pumping Station Manager and Distribution Manager.

 

 

 

A person contemplated in section 4 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992 (Act 51 of 1992), who has been authorised to perform the duty of registering deaths.

 

Chief Security Officer, acting Chief of the Alrode Depot and Export Manager.

 

Master Human Resources Professional, Chartered Human Resources Professional, Human Resources Professional and Human Resources Associate.

[Item 53A inserted by Notice No. 122, GG 38498, dated 23 February 2015]

 

Secretary.

 

Manager.

 

Managing Director, Senior General Manager or other official of equal rank, General Manager or other official of equal rank, Group Secretary, Regional Secretary or other official of equal rank, Legal Adviser and other official of equal rank.

 

Director.

 

Security Adviser, Chief Security Officer and his or her assistant, and Senior Security Officer.

 

Managing Director, General Manager: Finance and Transport, General Manager: Agriculture, General

Manager: Mining, General Manager: Industrial Development and Commerce, Senior Manager: Legal

and Managerial Services, Senior Manager: Human Resources Development, Manager: Legal and Secretarial Services, Chief: Security Services.

 

60.        South African Gas Distribution Corporation Limited:

Chief Security Officer or acting Chief Security Officer.

 

Managing Director, General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Senior Manager and Quality Assurance Assistant.

 

Chartered Accountants of South Africa and

Associate General Accountants of South Africa.

[Item 61A  substituted by Notice No. R. 947 dated 4 July 2003]

 

Professional Accountant (SA), Professional Tax Practitioner (SA) and Professional Tax Specialist (SA)s.

[Item 61B substituted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 700, GG 37980, dates 12 September 2014]

 

Chartered Tax Advisor (SA), Master Tax Professional (SA) and General Tax Professional (SA), Master Tax Practitioner (SA), General Tax Practitioner (SA), Tax Technician (SA).

[Item 61C substituted by section 2 of Notice No. 1321, GG 42769, dated 16 October 2019]

 

Chartered Member.

[Item 61D inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 769, GG 45058, dated 27 August 2021]

 

Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Investigators, Junior Investigators.

[Item 61E inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 2376, GG 46705, dated 12 August 2022]

 

Compliance Practitioner, Compliance Professional, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Practioner.

[Item 61F inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 3873, GG 49307, dated 14 September 2023]

 

Security Officer.

 

[Item 62A inserted by Notice No. R. 950 dated 6 August 1999]

 

All members of the Force, including temporary members, members of the Reserve Police Force and members of the Police Reserve when on duty as such.

 

 

[Item 65 substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 741, GG 39126, dated 21 August 2015]

 

An employee of the South African Revenue Service occupying a post on grade 5 or higher of the post

grading system applicable to the South African Revenue Service.

[Item 66 substituted by Notice No. R. 301 dated 6 April 2001]

 

All officials of the South African Social Security Agency appointed from appointment level 7 and higher.

[Item 66A substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 542, GG 36708, dated 2 August 2013]

 

Business Accountants in Practice

[Item 66B inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 421, GG 37683, dated 30 May 2014]

 

Registered Government Auditors.

[Item 66C inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 909, GG 37063, dated 29 November 2013]

 

Member.

 

Senior Manager: Internal Audit, Manager: Forensic Audit, Senior Forensic Auditor and Forensic Auditor.

[Item 67A inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 546, GG 37806, dated 11 July 2014]

 

Chief Security Officer and acting Chief of the Durban, Ogies and Milnerton tank farms.

 

registered in terms of the Geomatics Profession Act, 2013 (Act No. 19 of 2013)

[Item 69 substituted by section 2 of Notice No. 68, GG 41419, dated 2 February 2018]

 

Secretary.

 

Rector, Vice-Rector, Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Senior Director, Director, Associate Director, Head of Department, Section Head in a supervisory capacity.

 

Employees occupying posts with a salary scale the minimum notch of which is equivalent to or higher

than the minimum notch of the salary scale applicable to the post of Administrative Officer (Leg 1).

 

All duly appointed traditional leaders.

[Item 72A inserted by Notice No. R. 1180 dated 17 November 2000]

 

 

Manager, Branch Manager, Secretary and Branch Secretary.

 

Rector, Vice-Rector, Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Principal, Vice-Principal, Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrar, Deans of Faculties, Chief Accountant, Director, Deputy Director, Accountant, Faculty Secretary and officers in the administration of a university occupying a post with a salary scale the minimum notch of which is equivalent to or higher than the minimum notch of the salary scale applicable to the post of Assistant Personnel Officer in the Public Service.

[Item 75 substituted by Notice No. R. 1366 dated 21 December 2001]

 

 

Chairperson of Management

Special investigators appointed in terms of section 19A(1) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act,

1998 (Act 32 of 1998).

[Item substituted by Notice No. R. 109 dated 2 February 2001]