| (1) |
The Master and a trustee must make the information contained in the beneficial ownership register that the Master and a trustee keep in terms of section 11A of the Act available to— |
| (a) |
the National Prosecuting Authority; |
| (b) |
the Independent Police Investigative Directorate; |
| (c) |
the State Security Agency; |
| (d) |
the Intelligence Division of the National Defence Force; |
| (e) |
a Special Investigating Unit; |
| (f) |
an investigative division in a national department listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), having a function by law to investigate unlawful activity within that national department or in another organ of state; |
| (g) |
the Public Protector; |
| (h) |
the South African Revenue Service; |
| (i) |
the Financial Intelligence Centre; |
| (j) |
an investigative division of the Auditor-General having the function by law to investigate material irregularities in accordance with the Public Audit Act, 2004 (Act No. 25 of 2004); |
| (jA) |
the South African Police Service; |
| (jB) |
an investigating authority in the Republic; and |
| (k) |
a person who is entitled to receive such information in terms of other national legislation. |
[Regulation 3E(jA)(jB) inserted by section 2(b) of Notice No. R. 4510, GG50296, dated 15 March 2024]
| (2) |
The entities and authorities referred to in subregulation (1) must— |
| (a) |
in writing, request access to the information contained in the register, from the Chief Master; |
| (b) |
provide proof to the satisfaction of the Chief Master that they qualify in terms of subregulation (1) to be granted access to the information contained in the register; and |
| (c) |
designate officials who will have access to the beneficial ownership register kept by the Master. |
| (3) |
The Master must, upon receipt of the details of officials so designated provide the officials with access to the information contained in the register. |
| (4) |
Should a person no longer be a designated official contemplated in subregulation (2)(c) the relevant entity or authority must provide the Chief Master with a written notice thereof. |
| (5) |
The Master must revoke access to information contained in the register by a person in respect of whom the Chief Master has received a written notice referred to in subregulation (4) |
[Regulation 3E inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 3240, GG48351, dated 31 March 2023 - effective 1 April 2023]
Statistics Act, 1999
