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Tax Administration Act, 2011 (Act No. 28 of 2011)

Chapter 2 : General Administration Provisions

Part B : Powers and duties of SARS and SARS officials

8. Identity cards

 

(1) SARS may issue an identity card to each SARS official exercising powers and duties for purposes of the administration of a tax Act.

[Section 8(1) substituted by section 39 of the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 2012 (Act No. 21 of 2012)]

 

(2) When a SARS official exercises a power or duty for purposes of the administration of a tax Act in person outside SARS premises, the official must produce the identity card upon request by a member of the public.

[Section 8(2) substituted by section 39 of the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 2012 (Act No. 21 of 2012)]

 

(3) If the official does not produce the identity card, a member of the public is entitled to assume that the person is not a SARS official.