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Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 95 of 1998)

National Home Builders Registration Council : Code of Conduct for Home Builders

 

 

Notice No. 71

1 February 2008

 

Department of Housing

 

The National Home Builders Registration Council, has under section 7(1)(a)(ix) of the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No.95 of 1998, drawn up the following Code of Conduct for Home Builders.

 

REPEAL

 

The Code of Conduct for Home Builders as published in Gazette No. 29689 of 16 March 2007 is hereby repealed and replaced with the Code of Conduct as set out hereunder.

 

SCOPE

 

• The Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 95 of 1998) makes provision for the protection of housing consumers and regulation of the home building industry. The Act in this regard enables the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) to establish, promote technical and ethical standards in the home building industry.

 

• Section 7(1)(a)(ix) of the Act provides that the Council may make rules prescribing a Code of Conduct.
• This Code of Conduct has been drawn up to provide the minimum standards to be maintained by all NHBRC Home Builders.
• All NHBRC Home Builders shall observe this Code of Conduct.
• The Home Builders are required to have signed an undertaking that they have received a copy of this Code of Conduct as a condition of Membership.
• Changes to the Code of Conduct will be issued from time to time.