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

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

3. Minister's duty to determine Constitution of Advisory Body

 

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 fall away under the National Small Business Amendment Act, 2003 (No. 26 of 2003)]

 

 


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