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Banking and finance in South Africa

Financial services, banking, payments, credit, securities, and regulated finance. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

1,965 matching statutes

  • South Africa

    National Credit Amendment Act

    Act 19 of 2014

    86 provisions

    This section amends section 1 of the National Credit Act by changing several definitions, including “code of conduct,” “mortgage,” and “mortgage agreement.”

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  • South Africa

    Banks Amendment Act

    Act 55 of 1996

    5 provisions

    The Registrar may approve a foreign institution’s application for a representative office and can require extra information; approved representative offices must later provide prescribed information.

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  • South Africa

    South African Reserve Bank Amendment Act

    Act 57 of 2000

    2 provisions

    The Governor may set certain reserve-related percentages for banks, and a bank’s account balance plus one percentage amount must not be less than the total of the other percentage amounts.

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  • South Africa

    Financial Sector Laws Amendment Act

    Act 23 of 2021

    197 provisions

    This section inserts a new section into the Insolvency Act, 1936, after section 22, titled “Liquidation of designated institutions.”

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  • South Africa

    National Payment System Act

    Act 78 of 1998

    6 provisions

    This provision publishes the National Payment System Act, 1998 and states that it was assented to on 20 October 1998.

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  • South Africa

    South African Reserve Bank Amendment Act

    Act 4 of 2010

    8 provisions

    This provision changes the Bank’s board structure, sets nomination and election steps for directors, and adds eligibility, conduct, and termination rules for directors.

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  • South Africa

    Financial Sector Regulation Act

    Act 9 of 2017

    1,463 provisions

    This provision text only shows headings and the table of contents for section 4 of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017.

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  • South Africa

    Banks Amendment Act

    Act 3 of 2015

    8 provisions

    Banks and controlling companies stay subject to the Companies Act, but some Companies Act rules do not apply to banks, with a narrow curatorship-based exception for section 155.

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  • South Africa

    Development Bank of Southern Africa Act

    Act 13 of 1997

    8 provisions

    This provision defines key terms, says the DBSA continues as the Development Bank of Southern Africa Limited, and requires company registration steps by the Registrar of Companies.

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  • South Africa

    Judicial Matters Amendment Act

    Act 15 of 2023

    83 provisions

    This section says the Act will make several amendments, including expunging certain criminal records and changing rules on witnesses, courts, reporting, employment conditions, anti-corruption measures, sexual offences, legal aid, arbitration, and defamation.

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  • South Africa

    Land Bank Amendment Act

    Act 21 of 1998

    34 provisions

    This Act amends the Land Bank Act, including definitions, board arrangements, staff appointments, lending powers, and related matters.

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  • South Africa

    South African Postbank Limited Amendment Act

    Act 44 of 2013

    30 provisions

    This section amends the definitions in section 1 of the principal Act: “Minister” is redefined as the Minister responsible for communications, and the definition of “Registrar of Banks” is deleted.

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  • South Africa

    Long-term Insurance Act

    Act 52 of 1998

    65 provisions

    This excerpt identifies section 23 as “Audit committee,” but does not include the operative rule text.

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  • South Africa

    Short-term Insurance Act

    Act 53 of 1998

    99 provisions

    This notice says the Acting President assented to the Short-term Insurance Act, 1998 and that it was published for general information.

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