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NPP Legislation Update
   
Volume 2 Number 2
Past issues

 

Editorial

News
Have you applied for tax exempt status yet?
It’s 7 months before the deadline!!!
Organisations that previously qualified for tax-exempt status (before the 2001 and 2002 amendments to the income tax act) are urged to reapply as a matter of urgency. As mentioned before, the deadline for re-application was extended to December 2003.
More info

Conference on the enabling environment
The full conference report, including workshop reports, is now available online. The print version will be ready for distribution soon. Full story

Features
Public participation in law-making
We as citizens we not only have the right, but indeed are obliged, to participate in the structures and processes of government, says Janine Hicks, Director of the Centre for Public Participation.
Read more

Regulating the social services sector
Is there a need for legislation to regulate the social services? The Greater Johannesburg Welfare, Social Service and Development Forum argues that there is. Full story They even argue that this lack of regulation leads to the sub-sector falling through the cracks when it comes to funding.

Income Tax Act
All you need to know about PAYEand SITE

Lotteries Act
Have your say

National Development Agency
Read the research report
Have your say (your opportunity to participate in our lobby)

Diary of events
Register for a workshop in your area…….

New Resources
Free web design and hosting
Want to set up your organisation’s web site but don’t have the resources? Why not ask ‘The Organisation’ to do it for you? They’ll do it for FREE. Read more about The Organisation.

Constitutions for NPOs by the Education and Training Unit
Need assistance in developing your organisation’s constitution? This guide, which is part of the Education and Training Unit’s Community Organisers Toolbox gives an introduction to constitutions for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs). More info

Legal Obligations of NPOs as Employers by the Legal Resources Centre
The booklet covers Income Tax Act, Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Compensation for Occupational Injuries & Diseases Act, Employment Equity Act, Skills Development Levy Act, Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act & protected Disclosures Act. Download the Word document

June 2003 Editorial
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