National Small Business Act, 1996 (Act No. 102 of 1996)

Chapter 2: Minister’s power to facilitate and establish Advisory Body

Purchase

1.	The Minister must through an open and transparent process of consultation determine a constitution for the Advisory Body referred to in section 2.

2.	The constitution of the Advisory Body must—

(a)	in general provide for—

(i)	the composition of the Advisory Body;

(ii)	the quorum and meetings of the Advisory Body;

(iii)

the procedure for the functioning of the Advisory Body;

(iv)	interaction with Parliament, the Department of Trade and Industry and statutory bodies; and

(v)	any other matter that may be necessary to facilitate the proceedings, activities or business of the Advisory Body; and

(b)	specifically require the Advisory Body to advise the Minister on—

(i)	strategies to address identified market failures affecting the sector;

(ii)	the impact of current and new legislation on small enterprise;

(iii)

national standards pertaining to small enterprise development and regulation;

(iv)	measures to ensure the creation of physical business infrastructure through viable business sites;

(v)	the development of skills in all aspects of running a business;

(vi)	steps to be taken to create access for small enterprise into value chains;

(vii)

constraints affecting the viability of the small enterprise community;

(viii)

methods to liaise with the small enterprise community to identify their needs;

(ix)	methods to monitor and influence the provision of support services to the small enterprise sector; and

(x)	any other matter that the Minister may deem appropriate

[Sections 4 – 8 of the original Chapter 2 falls away under the National Small Business Amendment Act, 2003 (No. 26 of 2003)]