Trade, Industry and Competition
National Gambling Amendment Bill; NRCS 2017/18 Annual Report & Quarter 1 performance
12 Sep 2018
The Department and the National Gambling Board briefed the Committee on the National Gambling Amendment Bill 2018.
The Department gave the historical background to the National Gambling Amendment Bill 2018 which started with the Wiehahn Commission recommending strict regulation of gambling in 1995 and the Gambling Review Commission Report of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Southern African Customs Union (SACU); with Minister of Finance & Deputy and Minister of Trade and Industry
11 Sep 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance and the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met jointly for a briefing by the Ministers of Finance and Trade & Industry, as well as the Deputy Minister of Finance, on the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
The Minister of Trade and Industry, highlighted that ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill; Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill: briefing; National Credit Amendment Bill: Committee Report
5 Sep 2018
The Committee continued with the consideration of the Committee Report on the National Credit Amendment Bill from the previous day. The discussion stalled once again on the minority view.
A comment had not been inserted as agreed to the previous day. There were exchanges between Members as to what could ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Credit Amendment Bill: Committee Report; Steel & Sugar tariffs: ITAC / DTI progress
4 Sep 2018
Documents handed out: National Credit Amendment Bill Committee Report (Confidential)
The Committee Secretary had prepared a draft Committee Report on the National Credit Amendment Bill for the Committee to consider, enhance and amend. The discussion centred on the inclusion of the minority view in the report. As the Parliamentary Rules did ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: deliberations
30 Aug 2018
Due to the unavoidable absence by some Members and a confusion about the time that the meeting would end following a delayed start, the briefing on the Performers’ Protection Bill was postponed until 4 September 2018.
The Senior Legal Advisor presented a proposal for the three clauses on retrospectivity ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff matter: Ben le Grange
29 Aug 2018
Former Steinhoff CFO to testify before Parliament
The Standing Committees on Finance; the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa); the Portfolio Committees on Trade and Industry and; the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration had a 10-hour oversight meeting on Steinhoff matters on Wednesday. The meeting included the Steinhoff ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
SABS administration; National Credit Amendment Bill: outstanding clauses
29 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee met with the recently appointed Administrators of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) for a briefing on the current state of affairs at SABS. The Committee then completed the clause-by-clause reading of the National Credit Amendment Act.
The Minister of Trade and Industry had appointed three ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
'Debt Intervention' National Credit Amendment Bill: clause-by-clause reading
28 Aug 2018
Before the clause-by-clause reading could begin, the Senior Legal Advisor took the Committee through proposed changes by National Treasury:
• Clause 19: Rather than an outright statement which would make credit life insurance mandatory, it should be made subject to regulations being prescribed. It was better to give flexibility to ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: deliberations on revised clauses
22 Aug 2018
As the Committee had had several meetings to discuss the public submissions and the response from the Department and the Committee, the Chairperson said it was time to consolidate the Committee’s position on the Copyright Amendment Bill. Despite her request for full attendance, there were still Members who were not ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: response to public submissions
21 Aug 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry, assisted by a Senior Parliamentary Legal Advisor, led the Committee through some of the challenges that had surfaced during the analysis of the wide-ranging public responses to the advertisement of new clauses for comment in the Copyright Amendment Bill.
Due to a number of ...