PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT MANUAL

Real Estate Franchise Company (Proprietary) Limited trading as Acutts
(Registration Number: 96/13619/07) (VAT Number: 4820164418)
This Manual has been prepared in terms of Section 51 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 / 2000

Section 51(1)(a)

Business Name:

Real Estate Franchise Company (Proprietary Limited)

Registered Office:

c/o 23 Winter Avenue, Durban 4001

Postal Address:

P O Box 50093, Musgrave, 4062

Directors:

Pat Acutt Brenda Acutt Jonathan Acutt Dave Rogers

Contact Person:

Pat Acutt

Tel # of Contact Person:

0861 228 887

Fax # of Contact Person:

0866 523 114

E-Mail Address of Contact Person:

patacutt@acutts.co.za

Section 51(1)(b)

To gain access to the Human Rights Commission’s guide to the Act, browse using an Internet web browser
to http://www.sahrc.org.za/paia.htm

Alternatively Call the Human Rights Advice Line on: 086-012-0120

Section 51(1)(c)

At this stage no Notice(s) has / have been published.

Section 51(1)(d)

Information is available in terms of the following legislation, if and where applicable:

a.

Basic Conditions of Employment Act No. 75 of 1997

b.

Closed Corporation Act No. 69 of 1984

c.

Companies Act No. 61 of 1973

d.

Compensation of Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act No. 130 of 1993

e.

Value – Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991

f.

Electronic Communications and Transactions Act No. 25 of 2002

g.

Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998

h.

Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962

i.

Insolvency Act No. 24 of 1936

j.

Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978

k.

Occupational Health and Safety Act No. 85 of 1993

l.

Usury Act No. 73 of 1968

m.

Promotion of Access to Information Act No. 2 of 2000

n.

Skills development Levies Act No. 9 of 1999

o.

Trade Marks Act No. 194.of 1993

p.

Unemployment Insurance Act No. 30 of 1966

s.

Intellectual Property Laws Amendments Act No. 38 of 1997

Section 51(1)(e)

a.

Employment Contracts: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

b.

Trade Secrets: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

c.

Domain Name Registrations: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

d.

Trade name Registrations: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

e.

Trademark Registrations: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

f.

Company Documentation: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

g.

Agreements With Suppliers: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

h.

Corporate Sales Agreements: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

i.

Membership Agreements: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

j.

Data Bases Of Members: Availability to be determined upon receipt of request

k.

Website Information: Freely Available at http://www.acutts.co.za

Section 51(1)(f)
Fees in Respect of Requests for Information
Fees in Respect of Private Bodies

1.

The fee for a copy of the manual as contemplated in regulation 9(2)© is R1,10 for every photocopy of an A4-size page or part thereof.

2.

The fees for reproduction referred to in regulation 11(1) are as follows:

(a)

For every photocopy of an A4-sized page or part thereof

R1,10

(b)

For every printed copy of an A4-sized page or part thereof held on a computer or in electronic or machine-readable form

R0,75

(c)

For a copy in a computer-readable form on

(i)

stiffy disc

R7,50

(ii)

compact disc

R70,00

(d)

(i)

For a transcription of visual images, for an A4-size page or part thereof

R40,00

(ii)

For a copy of visual images

R60,00

(e)

(i)

For a transcription of an audio record, for an A4-size page or part thereof

R20,00

3.

The request fee payable by a requester, other than a personal requester, referred to in regulation 11(2) is R50,00.

4.

The access fees payable by a requester referred to in regulation 11(3) are as follows:

(1)

(a)

For every photocopy of an A4-size page or part thereof

R1,10

(b)

For every printed copy of an A4-size page or part thereof held on a computer or in electronic or machine-readable form

R0,75

(c)

For a copy in a computer-readable form on

(i)

stiffy disc

R7,50

(ii)

compact disc

R70,00

(d)

(i)

For a transcription of visual images, for an A4-sized page or part thereof

R40,00

(ii)

For a copy of visual images

R60,00

(e)

(i)

For a transcription of an audio record, for an A4-size page or part thereof

R20,00

(ii)

For a copy of an audio record

R30,00

(f)

To search for and prepare the record for disclosure, R30,00 for each hour or part of an hour reasonably required for such search and preparation.

(2)

For purposes of section 54(2) of the Act, the following applies:

(a)

Six hours as the hours to be exceeded before a deposit is payable; and

(b)

one third of the access fee is payable as a deposit by the requester.

(3)

The actual postage is payable when a copy of a record must be posted to a requester.

Section 53(1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)
Form for Application of Information
Request for access to record of private body

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