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Company law in South Africa

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

3,244 matching statutes

  • South Africa

    Companies Act

    Act 71 of 2008

    200 provisions

    Section 10 is titled “Modified application with respect to non-profit companies.”

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  • South Africa

    Revenue Laws Amendment Act

    Act 75 of 2002

    79 provisions

    This section replaces subsection (4) of section 3 so that certain Commissioner decisions can be objected to and appealed.

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  • South Africa

    Taxation Laws Amendment Act

    Act 34 of 2019

    154 provisions

    This section amends how certain contributions linked to pension, provident, or retirement annuity funds are treated for estate duty purposes.

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  • South Africa

    Revenue Laws Amendment Act

    Act 31 of 2005

    74 provisions

    The Minister of Finance may announce a temporary reduction in transfer duty or a change that removes transfer duty for certain property interests. If the Minister makes such an announcement, it takes effect on the date stated and lasts six months unless Parliament passes legislation to give it effect sooner. The provis

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  • South Africa

    Companies Amendment Act

    Act 3 of 2011

    227 provisions

    This section is a heading indicating amendments to sections 15 and 16 of Act 71 of 2008.

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  • South Africa

    Onderstepoort Biological Products Incorporation Act

    Act 19 of 1999

    5 provisions

    This section is the start of the Act and gives the Act’s purpose: to establish a company to manage Onderstepoort Biological Products and to deal with directors, shares, personnel, funds, and assets.

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  • South Africa

    Second Revenue Laws Amendment Act.

    Act 60 of 2001

    128 provisions

    A company’s purchase of marketable securities is exempt in specified restructuring and liquidation cases if the required sworn affidavit or solemn declaration is made.

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  • South Africa

    Revenue Laws Amendment Act

    Act 45 of 2003

    159 provisions

    This section amends transfer duty rules and creates several no-duty cases for certain property, mining-right, and share-block conversions.

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  • South Africa

    Airports Company Amendment

    Act 17 of 2020

    42 provisions

    This section amends Section 1 of the Airports Company Act by adding and changing several definitions, including “company,” “Companies Act,” and “Appeal Committee.”

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  • South Africa

    Insurance Act

    Act 18 of 2017

    301 provisions

    This Act sets up a legal framework for prudential regulation and supervision of insurance business in South Africa and for microinsurance.

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  • South Africa

    Companies Amendment Act

    Act 37 of 1999

    28 provisions

    This text notifies readers that the President has assented to the Companies Amendment Act, 1999, and that it is published for general information.

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  • South Africa

    Taxation Laws Amendment Act

    Act 3 of 2008

    55 provisions

    This section amends section 5 of the Income Tax Act by replacing the wording in subsection (10)(f)(ii).

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  • South Africa

    Airports Company Amendment Act

    Act 2 of 1998

    21 provisions

    This provision amends section 1 of the Airports Company Act, 1993 by updating several definitions and adding a revenue-based exclusion rule for certain airports.

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