Domestic Violence Act, 1998
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Non-Profit Organisations Act, 1997 (Act No. 71 of 1997)Regulations under the Non-Profit Organisations ActChapter 5. Compiling, Submitting and keeping Reports, Accounting and other Records, Documents and Constitutions |
8. | For purposes of section 18(1)(a) of the Act, the annual narrative report must— |
a) | specify the period under review; |
b) | describe the organisation’s major projects, and more particularly— |
i) | name the projects; |
ii) | indicate which objectives of the organisation’s constitution were met by the projects; |
iii) | indicate which activities were embarked upon to achieve these objectives; |
iv) | describe the benefits of the projects; |
v) | describe the beneficiaries of the projects; |
c) | in respect of administrative matters, set out— |
i) | how many meetings of the office-bearers were held; |
ii) | indicate whether all these meetings were quorate; |
iii) | whether the annual general meeting held and whether it was held timeously, and if not, why not; |
iv) | whether special general meetings were held, and if so, in respect of what issues; and |
v) | whether the organisation’s constitution, address or composition of office-bearers has changed, and if so, whether the organisation has complied with the provisions of the Act in this regard; |
d) | in respect of financial matters— |
i) | state the name of the accounting officer appointed as contemplated in section 17(2); |
ii) | provide details of the organisation’s accounting policies; and |
iii) | specify whether the financial statements submitted in terms of section 18(1)(a) have been approved by the office-bearers; |
iv) | specify what percentages of the organisation’s budget were spent on administrative costs (salaries, rentals, etc) and on the organisations projects; |
e) | in respect of fundraising, specify— |
i) | the types of funding the organisation received; |
ii) | whether the organisation engaged in any major fund-raising from the general public and businesses; |
iii) | whether The organisation was assisted in its fundraising by a staff member, a member of the organisation or a person outside the organisation, and whether this was done on a voluntary basis or for a fee; |
f) | in respect of staff-related matters, briefly describe-- |
i) | the gender, race and skill profile of the organisation; and |
ii) | any changes in staffing compliment during the period under review. |
9. | For purposes of section 25(1)(a) and (b) of the Act, the constitutions of all non-profit organisations that have voluntarily de-registered, have been wound up or dissolved, and all accounting records and reports submitted to the Director of Non-profit Organisations as contemplated in section 17(3) of the Act, must be kept by the Director for a period of five years in their original or reproduced form. |