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Securities Transfer Tax Act, 2007 (Act No. 25 of 2007)

2. Imposition of tax

 

(1) There must be levied and paid for the benefit of the National Revenue Fund a tax, to be known as the securities transfer tax, in respect of—
(a) every transfer of any security issued by—
(i) a close corporation or company incorporated, established or formed inside the Republic; or
(ii) a company incorporated, established or formed outside the Republic and listed on an exchange; and
(b) any reallocation of securities from a member's bank restricted stock account or a member's unrestricted and security restricted stock account to a member's general restricted stock account,

at the rate of 0,25 per cent of the taxable amount of that security determined in terms of this Act.

 

(2) The Minister of Finance may announce in the national annual budget contemplated in section 27(1) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), that, with effect from the date mentioned in that announcement—
(a) the rate of securities transfer tax referred to in subsection (1) is altered to the extent mentioned in the announcement; or
(b) there is a change in the provisions of this Act to the effect that the transfer of any security is no longer subjected to securities transfer tax.

[Section 2(2) substituted by section 91 of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2016 (Act No. 15 of 2016)]

 

(3) If the Minister makes an announcement referred to in subsection (2), that  alteration comes into effect on the date announced and continues to apply for a period of 12 months from that date, subject to Parliament passing legislation giving effect to that announcement within that period of 12 months.

[Section 2(2) substituted by section 91 of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2016 (Act No. 15 of 2016)]