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Non-Profit Organisations Act, 1997 (Act No. 71 of 1997)
Act
1. Interpretation and Objects of Act
1. Definitions
2. Objects of Act
2. Creation of an Enabling Environment
3. State's responsibility to Non-profit Organisations
4. Establishment of Directorate for Non-profit Organisations
5. Functions of Directorate
6. Model documents and Codes of Good Practice
7. Reports of Directorate
8. Designation of Director of Non-profit Organisations
9. Panel of Arbitrators and Arbitration Tribunal
10. Establishment of Advisory or Technical Committees
3. Registration of Non-Profit Organisations
11. Benefits of Registration
12. Requirements for Registration
13. Application for Registration
14. Appeals against Refusal to Register
15. Certificate of Registration
16. Effect of Registration
17. Accounting Records and Reports
18. Duty to provide Reports and Information
19. Changing Constitution or Name of Registered Non-profit Organisation
20. Non-compliance with Constitution and Obligations by Registered Non-profit Organisation
21. Cancellation of Registration
22. Appeals against cancellation of Registration
23. Voluntary Deregistration and Winding Up or Dissolution
24. Register of Non-profit Organisations
25. Access by Public to documents submitted to Director
3A. Office-Bearers of Nonprofit Organisations
25A. Disqualification and removal of office-bearers
4. Regulations
26. Regulations
27. Conditions, Restrictions or Prohibitions in Regulations
28. Procedure for making Regulations
5. General Provisions
29. Offences and contraventions
30. Penalties
31. Delegation of Functions
32. Restriction of Liability
33. Repeal of Laws
34. Transitional Arrangements
35. State Bound
36. Short title and Commencement
Regulations
Regulations under the Non-Profit Organisations Act
1. Application for Registration
2. Appeals against decision not to Register or to Cancel Registration
3. Certificate of Registration
4. Register of Non-Profit Organisations
5. Compiling, Submitting and keeping Reports, Accounting and other Records, Accounting and other Records, Documents and Constitutions
6. Compliance Notice
7. Public Access to Constitutions, Reports and Documents
8. Terms and Conditions of Appointment of Panel of Arbitrators
Regulations in Respect of Amendments to the Nonprofit Organisation Act, 1997 as contained in the General Laws Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 22 of 2022)
Notice No. 3391 of 2023
1. Definitions
2. Objects of Regulations
3. Powers of Directorate
4. Fiscal sponsorship
5. Obligations of certain registered nonprofit organisations
6. Access to information
7. Administrative sanctions
8. Short title and commencement
Forms
Form 4 : Register of Nonprofit Organisations
Regulations in Respect of Amendments to the Nonprofit Organisation Act, 1997 as contained in the General Laws Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 22 of 2022)
Notice No. 3414 of 2023
1. Definitions
2. Objects of Regulations
3. Powers of Directorate
4. Fiscal sponsorship
5. Obligations of certain registered nonprofit organisations
6. Access to information
7. Administrative sanctions
8. Short title and commencement
Forms
Form 4 - Register of Nonprofit Organisations
Notices
Notice in terms of Section 12(1)(c) of the Non Profit Organisations Act, 1997 (Act No. 71 of 1997)
Notice No. 3603 of 2023
Forms
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