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Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003)

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Charter

ICT Sector Code for Black Economic Empowerment

Code Series 000: Framework for Measuring Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment

Statement 000: General Principles and the Scorecard

1. Objectives of this statement

 

The objectives of this statement are to:

 

1.1 Specify interpretative principles of B-BBEE:

 

1.2 Specify the application of the ICT Sector CODE and the basis for measurement under the ICT Codes;

 

1.3 Specify the qualifying thresholds for businesses to qualify as Exempted Micro-Enterprises (EME) or Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSE);

 

1.4 Specify the method of measuring start-up enterprises;

 

1.5 Specify the elements of B-BBEE measurable under the Scorecard;

 

1.6 Specify the Scorecard;

 

1.7 Specify the basis for determining compliance by entities with the ICT Sector CODE;

 

1.8 Provide for the Transitional Period before the compulsory use of the Scorecard starts; and

 

1.9 Define the duration for the applicability of the ICT Sector CODE.