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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.

3,299 matching statutes

  • 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

    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

    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

    Banks Amendment Act

    Act 22 of 2013

    104 provisions

    This section amends Section 1 of the Banks Act, 1990 by inserting a definition of “additional tier 1 capital.”

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  • South Africa

    Eskom Conversion Act

    Act 13 of 2001

    6 provisions

    This section defines several terms used in the Act, including “Minister,” “Eskom Act,” “Companies Act,” “Income Tax Act,” “security,” and “Shareholder compact.”

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  • South Africa

    Revenue Laws Amendment Act

    Act 35 of 2007

    49 provisions

    This section amends transfer duty and tax-related rules, including where certain payments may be made and when no duty is payable for specified property acquisitions.

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  • South Africa

    Income Tax Act

    Act 21 of 1995

    44 provisions

    This section says the normal tax rates for the listed taxpayers are the rates in Schedule 1.

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  • South Africa

    Auditing Profession Amendment Act

    Act 2 of 2015

    30 provisions

    This provision amends Section 1 of the Auditing Profession Act, 2005 by changing the definitions of “company” and “professional body” and adding a definition of “registered candidate auditor.”

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  • South Africa

    Taxation Laws Amendment Act

    Act 25 of 2015

    173 provisions

    This section changes how section 6B and part of section 6 of the Income Tax Act are worded, including the medical tax credit calculation and the start date for one amendment.

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