Regulatory Bodies Associated with your Trade or Profession

Regulatory bodies for quality standards associated with company activities ranging from the services they provide vary. It is just as much a legal requirement as registering for SARS (South African Revenue Service) and CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission)

It is important for companies to align themselves with the laws that govern service providers in terms of the quality standards that they are supposed to abide by.

• Internet Cafes have to register with Film and Publications Board (FPB) and align themselves with the laws that are passed or find themselves in contravention of South African Laws. It regulates and protects child pornography and any activity that might harm the children and includes advising viewers of anything graphic as well as age restrictions on videos.
• Construction: Companies that go into construction need to register with CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) and familiarize themselves on How CIDB Gradings Work as well as NHBRC (National Home Builders Registration Council)
• Social Work (NPO etc): Public benefit companies and others have to ensure that their professionals know and understand what is expected of them in terms of the provisions of (SACSSP) - South African Council for Social Service Professions
• Health Services: Health Professions Council of South Africa regulates the professional conduct expected of those in the industry.
• Education: The Institution has to register and be accredited. The training provider can register with the SETA (Sector Education Training Authority), Department of Education and SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority)
• Manufacturing?: With the ISO (International Standardization Organization) standards you set for the company means you have the systems in place to ensure that you meet the quality specifications required.
• ICASA regulates communications, broadcasting and postal services sector in South Africa  and most publishers have to abide including community radio stations and related media.
• Small or start-up newspapers also have to take into account the Press Council's services and provisions.
• These apply to all PBO's (Public Benefit Organizations), NGO's (Non-Governmental Organizations), NPO (Non Profit Organizations) and any other Organization in the controlled and regulated profession or industry.

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