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Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008)

Part 4 : South African National Standards

25. Recognised Standards Development Organisations

 

(1) The SABS must appoint an organisation as a recognised standards development organisation for a specified scope of activity, in accordance with criteria developed in terms of subsection (3).

 

(2) The SABS must develop and maintain a South African National Standard setting out the criteria to be met and maintained by the organisation contemplated in subsection (1).

 

(3) The recognised standards development organisation must develop and maintain standards within its specified scope of activity for approval and issue by the SABS as a South African National Standard.

 

(4) The SABS must maintain and make available to the public a register of recognized standards development organisations and their specified scope of activity.