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10. Vacation of office and filling of vacancies on Advisory Board 11. 12. 13.

14. Meetings of Advisory Board 15. 16. 17. 18. Resolution of Advisory Board without meeting Committees of Advisory Board Secretariat of Advisory Board Expenditure, remuneration and allowances paid to members of Advisory Board and committees

19. Dissolution of Advisory Board CHAPTER 4 Financing and Support Measures 20. 21. 22. Special Economic Zones Fund Support measures Implementation protocol CHAPTER 5 Designation of Special Economic Zones

5. UNgqongqoshe anganquma inqubomgomo yokuqoka, ukukhuthaza, ukuthu- thukisa, ukusebenza nokusingatha iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ngemuva kokuxoxisana neBhodi futhi, uma kunesidingo angabuyekeza leyo nqubomgomo. 15 Amaqhinga eziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile 6. (1) UNgqongqoshe kufanale anqume amasu eziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ngemuva kokuxoxisana neBhodi, futhi uma kunesidingo, abuyekeze lelo lisu. (2) Isu elivezwe esigatshaneni soku-(1) kufanele lidingide ngokuqokwa kweziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ezizokwazi ukuseka ezezimboni nokudlondlobalisa ukukhula komnotho. 20 ISAHLUKO 3 IBHODI ELILULEKA NGEZINDAWO ZOMNOTHO EZIKHETHEKILE Ukusungulwa kweBhodi Eliluleka ngeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile 7. (1) Ngakho-ke sekusungulwe iBhodi Eliluleka ngeziNdawo zoMnotho 25 eziKhethekile. (2) UNgqongqoshe kufanele aqoke abantu abangadlulile kwabayi-15 ukuba babe amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo, okuhlanganisa— omele abakwa-Eskom SOC Limited; (a) omele uMnyango; (b) omele iSikhungo esiQoqa iNtela eNingizimu Afrika; (c) omele isiKhwama seziMali zikaZwelonke; (d) omele umnyango obhekele izimboni zikahulumeni; (e) omele abakwa-Transnet SOC Limited; (f) (g) omele iNhlangano yezeNtuthuko yeziMboni; (h) abantu abathathu, ngamunye omele amabhizinisi ahleliwe, ezabasebenzi nomphakathi abaqokwe ngolwazi lwabo nolwazi lomsebenzi oluhambisana futhi oluphathelene neziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; kanye nabantu abahlanu abazimele abaqokwe ngoba benolwazi, ulwazi lomsebenzi namakhono ahambisana neziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile. (i) 30 35 40 (3) Ukuze kuqokwe abantu abavezwe esigatshaneni sesi-(2)(h) no-(i), uNgqongqoshe kufanele asebenzise isaziso kuSomqulu nakumaphephandaba amabili ashicilelwe futhi ahamba kazwelonke akhiphe isimemo sokuqoka amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo. (4) Isaziso esivezwe esigatshaneni sesi-(3) kufanele siveze isikhathi esingange- zinsuku ezingama-30 sokuqokwa kwabantu abazothunyelwa kuNgqongqoshe. 45 (5) UNgqongqoshe kufanele— (a) aqoke abantu abavezwe esigatshaneni sesi-(2)(h) no-(i) ukuba babe amalungu abathunyelwe ngemuva eBhodi Elilulekayo kulabo abaphakanyisiwe kokuthola isaziso; (b) aqikelele ukuthi inhlanganisela yeBhodi Elilulekayo imele ngokubanzi, 50 (c) ubuhlanga, ubulili nezifunda, ulwazi lomsebenzi namakhono; futhi ashicilele amagama abantu abaqokiwe ukuba babe amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo nosuku azoqala ngalo ukusebenza kumaphephandaba avezwe esigatshaneni sesi-(3). 12 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 12 (6) No person below the position of Director-General or, where appropriate, Deputy Director-General or an equivalent position may be appointed as a member of the Advisory Board in terms of subsection (2)(a) to (g). (7) (a) The Minister must appoint an alternate member for each of the members contemplated in subsection (2)(a) to (h), to attend a meeting of the Advisory Board in the event that a member concerned is unable to attend the meeting. (b) In case of a member contemplated in subsection (2)(a) to (g), the alternate member may not be below the position of Deputy Director-General or an equivalent position. (8) The Minister must appoint a chairperson of the Advisory Board from one of the members contemplated in subsection (2)(i). 5 10 Terms of office of Advisory Board members 8. (1) Members of the Advisory Board contemplated in section 7(2)(h) and (i)— (a) hold office for a period of five years from the date of their appointment by the Minister; and (b) may be eligible for reappointment on expiry of their term of office for one 15 additional term of office only. (2) Members of the Advisory Board contemplated in section 7(2)(a) to (g) are appointed to office by virtue of their offices. (3) Despite subsection (1), the Minister may by notice in the Gazette extend the period of office of such members of the Advisory Board for a maximum period of 12 months. 20 Disqualification from membership of Advisory Board

9. A person may not be a member of the Advisory Board if that person— is an unrehabilitated insolvent; (a) (b) has been declared by a High Court with jurisdiction to be mentally ill; (c) has been convicted of an offence in the Republic or elsewhere, other than an offence committed prior to 27 April 1994 associated with a political objective, and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine or, in the case of fraud or any other offence involving dishonesty, to a fine or imprisonment or both a fine and imprisonment; 25 (d) has at any time been removed from an office of trust on account of breach of 30 (e) fiduciary duties; or is otherwise disqualified in terms of section 69 of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No.71 of 2008). Vacation of office and filling of vacancies on Advisory Board 10. (1) A member of the Advisory Board vacates office if the member— resigns in writing to the Minister; (a) (b) ceases to qualify for membership of the Advisory Board in terms of section 9; (c) is removed from office by the Minister— in the public interest and for just cause; (i) (ii) after consulting the Advisory Board; and (iii) after a fair hearing. (2) A vacancy arising from the death of a member or from circumstances referred to in subsection (1) must, within three months of the vacancy occurring, be filled for the unexpired portion of that member’s term of office by a suitable person appointed by the Minister in terms of a procedure contemplated in section 7, with the changes required by the context. 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 13 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 13 (6) Akekho umuntu ongaphansi kwesikhundla soMqondisi-Jikelele noma, sePhini loMqondisi-Jikelele noma esilingana naso okufanele aqokwe ukuba abe ilungu leBhodi Elilulekayo ngokwemigomo yesigatshana sesi-(2)(a) ukuya ku-(g). (7) (a) UNgqongqoshe kufanele aqoke elinye ilungu kumalungu avezwe esigatshaneni sesi-(2)(a) ukuya ku-(h), ukuba lithamele umhlangano weBhodi Elilulekayo uma ilungu eliqondene lingeke likwazi ukuthamela umhlangano. (b) Uma kuyilungu elivezwe esigatshaneni sesi-(2)(a) ukuya ku-(g), elinye ilungu ngeke kube ilungu elinesikhundla esingaphansi kwePhini likaMqondisi-Jikelele noma osesikhundleni esilingana nalo. 5 (8) UNgqongqoshe kufanele aqoke usihlalo weBhodi Elilulekayo kumalungu avezwe 10 esigatshaneni sesi-(2)(i). Isikhathi sokusebenza kwamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo 8. (1) Amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo avezwe esigabeni sesi-7(2)(h) no-(i)— (a) azosebenza isikhathi esiyiminyaka eyisihlanu kusukela ngosuku aqokwa ngalo uNgqongqoshe; futhi (b) angaphinda aqokwe uma sekuphele isikhathi sokusebenza omunye umkha- wulo owodwa ukwengeza kuleso sikhathi sokusebenza. (2) Amalungu Ebhodi Elilulekayo avezwe esigabeni sesi-7(2)(a) ukuya ku-(g) aqokwa ezikhundleni ngokomsebenzi wezikhundla zawo. (3) Nakuba kunesigatshana soku-(1), uNgqongqoshe angasebenzisa isaziso kuSomqulu ukungeza isikhathi sokusebenza kwamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo isikhathi esiyizinyanga eziyi-12. Abangafanele ukuba amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo

9. Umuntu akufanele aqokwe ukuba abe ilungu leBhodi Elilulekayo uma lowo muntu— (a) engumuntu osewamenyezelwa ngokomthetho njengowahlulwa izikweleti; (b) emenyezelwe iNkantolo ePhakeme enegunya njengomuntu ongaphilile ekhanda; (c) walahlwa icala eRiphabhuliki noma kwenye indawo, okungelona icala elenziwa ngaphambi komhlaka 27 Epreli 1994 elihambisana nepolitiki, waboshwa wanganikezwa inhlawulo noma, uma kuyicala eliphathelene nenkohlakalo noma elinye icala elihambisana nokungathembeki, wakhokha inhlawulo noma waboshwa noma waboshwa futhi wakhokha nenhlawulo; (d) wake wakhishwa esikhundleni sokwengamela ngoba engawenzanga ngendlela efanele umsebenzi; noma (e) kungumuntu ongafanele ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-69 soMthetho weziNkampani, wezi-2008 (uMthetho wama-71 wezi-2008) Ukushiya isikhundla nokugcwalisa izikhala zamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo 15 20 25 30 35 10. (1) Amalungu eBhodi ayashiya esikhundleni uma— (a) esula ngencwadi abhalele uNgqongqoshe; (b) engasafanele ukuqokwa njengelungu leBhodi Elilulekayo ngokwemigomo 40 (c) yesigaba se-9; ekhishwa uNgqongqoshe esikhundleni— (i) ukuze kuzuze uhulumeni futhi kufanele; (ii) ngemuva kokuxoxisana neBhodi Elilulekayo; futhi (iii) ngemuva kokulalelwa kodaba ngendlela engachemile. (2) Isikhala esivelayo ngoba kudlule emhlabeni kwelungu noma uma kunezimo esivezwe esigatshaneni soku-(1), kufanele zingakapheli izinyanga ezintathu kuvele leso sikhala, sigcwaliselwe leso sikhathi sokusebenza ebesisalele ilungu sigcwaliswe umuntu ofanele oqokwe uNgqongqoshe ngokwemigomo yenqubo evezwe esigabeni sesi-7, ngokuhambisana nezinguquko ezihambisna nengqikithi. 45 50 14 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 14 Functions of Advisory Board 11. (1) The Advisory Board must— (a) advise the Minister on policy and strategy in order to promote, develop, operate and manage Special Economic Zones; (b) monitor the implementation of the Special Economic Zones policy and strategy and report to the Minister on an annual basis on the implementation of such policy and strategy; consider an application for designation as a Special Economic Zone and recommend to the Minister whether or not to approve the application and grant a Special Economic Zone licence to the applicant; (c) (d) consider an application for an operator permit and recommend to the Minister (e) (f) (g) whether or not to approve the application; consider an application for the transfer of an operator permit and recommend to the Minister whether or not to approve such application with or without any condition; liaise with a Special Economic Zone Board and an operator on the implementation of the Special Economic Zone strategic plans; report in the prescribed manner to the Minister on progress relating to the development of Special Economic Zones; 5 10 15 (h) advise the Minister on minimum norms and standards required for the 20 (i) (j) provision of a one stop shop in a Special Economic Zone; advise the Minister on initiatives to market Special Economic Zones; and assess and review the success of Special Economic Zones in achieving the purpose referred to in section 4. (2) The Advisory Board may— (a) conduct investigations on any matter arising out of the application of this Act; and (b) perform such other functions consistent with the objectives of the Act as determined by the Minister. Fiduciary duties of Advisory Board members

12. A member of the Advisory Board— (a) must comply with the code of conduct and disclosure obligations contem- plated in section 13; (b) may not act in a way that is inconsistent with the functions of the Advisory Board in terms of this Act; and (c) may not use the position or privileges of, or confidential information obtained as, a member of the Advisory Board for personal gain or to improperly benefit another person. 25 30 35 Code of good conduct and disclosure of interests by Advisory Board members 13. (1) The Minister must approve a code of conduct for the members of the Advisory 40 Board. (2) Members of the Advisory Board— (a) must make full disclosure to the Advisory Board of any conflict of interest, including any potential conflict of interest; (b) may not vote, attend or participate in any proceedings of the Advisory Board in relation to any matter before the Advisory Board in respect of which they have a conflict or potential conflict of interest; and (c) must comply with any decision of the Advisory Board as to whether or not they are entitled to participate in any particular proceedings of the Advisory Board. (3) For the purposes of this section, a member has a conflict of interest if— (a) the member, or a family member, partner or business associate of the member— (i) is applying for a license to develop, operate and manage a Special Economic Zone, a Special Economic Zone operator permit, or the transfer of an operator permit; or 45 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 15 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 15 Imisebenzi yeBhodi Elilulekayo 11. (1) IBhodi Elilulekayo kufanele— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) namaqhinga ukusetshenziswa kwenqubomgomo zokuthi ngabe kufanele eziNdawo libikele uNgqongqoshe njalo ngonyaka liluleke uNgqongqoshe ngenqubomgomo nangamaqhinga ukuze kuthuthu- kiswe, kukhuthazwe, kusetshenzwe futhi kusingathwe iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; liqaphe zoMnotho eziKhethekile futhi ngokusetshenziswa kwale nqubomgomo namaqhinga; libheke isicelo sokuqoka iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile futhi lenze izincomo kuNgqongqoshe agunyaze noma angasigunyazi isicelo sokunikeza ofake isicelo ilayisensi yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; libheke isicelo semvume yomsebenzi futhi lenze izincomo kuNgqongqoshe zokuthi ngabe kufanele agunyaze noma angasigunyazi isicelo; libheke isicelo sokudlulisa imvume yomsebenzi lenze izincomo kuNgqongqoshe zokuthi ngabe kufanele noma akufanele agunyaze isicelo ngombandela othile noma ungekho umbandela; lixoxisane nabanikazi bamalayisensi nabasebenzi ngokusebenzisa amaqhinga nenqubomgomo eziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; libike ngendlela ehambisana nokuthuthukiswa kweziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; liluleke uNgqongqoshe ngenkambiso efanele nangamazinga adingekayo okuhlinzekela ngesikhungo esisodwa seziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; liluleke uNgqongqoshe ngemizamo yokukhangisa ngeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; futhi lihlole futhi libuyekeza impumelelo yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ekuzuzeni izinjongo ezivezwe esigabeni sesi-4. enqunyiwe kuNgqongqoshe ngenqubekela phambili futhi (2) IBhodi Elilulekayo— (a) (b) lingenza uphenyo ngezindaba ezibangelwe ukusetshenziswa kwalo Mthetho; futhi lingenza eminye imisebenzi ehambisana nezinjongo zalo Mthetho ezinqu- nywe uNgqongqoshe. 5 10 15 20 25 30 Imisebenzi yamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo yokungamela

12. Ilungu leBhodi Elilulekayo— (a) kufanele lilandele indlela yokuziphatha futhi nokudalula okuyisibophezelo 35 okuvezwe esigabeni se-13; (b) akufanele lisebenze ngendlela engahambisani nemisebenzi yeBhodi Elilulekayo ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho; futhi (c) ngeke lisebenzise isikhundla noma amalungelo, noma imininingwane eyimfihlo eliyithole ngoba liyilungi leBhodi Elilulekayo ukuzuza okuthile noma ukuze kuzuze ngendlela engafanele omunye umuntu. 40 Indlela yokuziphatha nokudalula inzuzo yamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo 13. (1) UNgqongqoshe kufanele agunyaze indlela yokuziphatha kumalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo. (2) Amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo— (a) kufanele adalulele iBhodi Elilulekayo ngokugcwele mayelana nokushayisana kwemibono okungase kube khona; (b) akufanele avote, athamele noma abe ingxenye yokuqhutshwa iBhodi Elilule- kayo okuhambisana nodaba oludingidwa iBhodi uma lokhu kuzoshayisana nemibono noma kungashayisana ngemibono yalo; futhi (c) kufanele alandele isinqumo seBhodi Elilulekayo noma ngabe ayingxenye noma akayona ingxenye yokuqhutshwa iBhodi Elilulekayo. (3) Ngokwalesi sigaba, kunokushayisana kwemibono nelungu uma— (a) ilungu, noma ilungu lomndeni, umlingani noma osebenzisana nelungu— (i) efaka isicelo selayisensi yokuthuthukisa, ukusebenza nokusingatha iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, imvume yokusebenza eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile, ukudlulisa imvume yokusebenza noma ukuthola abatshalizimali abasha eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile; noma 45 50 55 16 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 16 (ii) has a financial or other interest in an entity that is involved with a Special Economic Zone; or (b) the member has any other interest that may preclude, or may reasonably be perceived as precluding, the member from performing the functions of a member of the Advisory Board in a fair, unbiased and proper manner. (4) Any disclosure in terms of subsection (2)(a) and any decision of the Advisory Board in terms of subsection (2)(c) must be recorded in the minutes of the Advisory Board. (5) For the purposes of this section, ‘‘family member’’, in relation to a member of the Advisory Board, means his or her parent, sibling, child, including an adopted child, or spouse, and includes a person living with that member as if they were married to each other, and any person separated from the member by no more than two degrees of natural or adopted consanguinity or affinity. 5 10 Meetings of Advisory Board 14. (1) The Advisory Board must hold at least four ordinary meetings each year at 15 times and places determined by the chairperson of the Advisory Board. (2) The chairperson of the Advisory Board— (a) may convene special meetings of the Advisory Board; and (b) must convene a special meeting within 14 days of receiving a written request to do so, signed by a majority of Advisory Board members. 20 (3) The request referred to in subsection (2)(b) must clearly state the reason for the request and only a stated matter may be discussed at the special meeting in question. (4) The Minister may request that a meeting of the Advisory Board be convened at any time, should the need arise. (5) If the chairperson is not present at a meeting of the Advisory Board, the members 25 present must appoint another member to preside at the meeting. (6) At any meeting, a majority of the members of the Advisory Board constitutes a quorum. (7) A decision of the majority of members present at any quorate meeting constitutes a decision of the Advisory Board and, in the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson of the meeting has a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. (a) (8) Minutes of the proceedings of every meeting of the Advisory Board must be— recorded and must be kept in a manner that cannot be altered or tampered with; and submitted to the next meeting of the Advisory Board for consideration and, if adopted, signed by the chairperson. (b) (9) The Advisory Board may— (a) permit members to participate in a particular meeting by telephone or via audio-visual technology and any member who participates in this manner is regarded as being present at the meeting; and invite any person to attend a meeting for the purpose of advising or informing the Advisory Board on any matter. (b) (10) The Advisory Board may, with the approval of the Minister, by resolution, make rules to further regulate its meetings. Resolution of Advisory Board without meeting 15. (1) The Advisory Board may adopt a resolution without a meeting if at least a majority of the members indicate their support for the resolution in a manner and in accordance with a procedure determined by the Advisory Board. (2) Section 14(8) applies with the changes required by the context in respect of subsection (1). 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 17 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 17 (ii) kunenzuzo noma kunentshisekelo kulelo gatsha elithintekayo eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile; noma (b) ilungu linokunye okungase kuvimbele, noma okungathathwa ngokuthi kuvimbela, ilungu ekuqhubeni imisebenzi yamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo ngendlela engachemile, engacwasi futhi efanele. (4) Okudalulwayo ngokwemigomo yesigatshana sesi-(2)(a) nesinye isinqumo seBhodi Elilulekayo ngokwemigomo yesigatshana sesi-(2)(c) kufanele kubhalwe kumaminithi eBhodi Elilulekayo. (5) Ngokwalesi sigaba, ‘‘ilungu lomndeni’’, mayelana nelungu leBhodi Elilulekayo, lichaza umzali welungu, ingane, kubandakanye nengaphansi kwesandla salo, noma umlingani, kubandakanya umuntu ohlala nalelo lungu njengabantu abashadile, nomuntu osewahlukana nelungu. Imihlangano yeBhodi Elilulekayo 14. (1) IBhodi Elilulekayo okungenani kufanele libambe imihlangano emine ejwayelekile njalo ngonyaka ngesikhathi nasezindaweni ezinqunywe ngusihlalo weBhodi Elilulekayo. (2) Usihlalo weBhodi Elilulekayo— (a) angabamba imihlangano ekhethekile yeBhodi Elilulekayo; futhi (b) kufanele abambe umhlangano okhethekile zingakapheli izinsuku eziyi-14 ngemuva kokuthola isicelo esibhaliwe sokwenza lokho, esisayindwe inani lamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo amaningi. 5 10 15 20 (3) Isicelo esivezwe esigatshaneni sesi-(2)(b) kufanele sibeke ngokusobala isizathu sesicelo futhi udaba olubaluliwe kuphela okufanele ludingidwe kulowo mhlangano okhethekile. (4) UNgqongqoshe angacela ukuba kubanjwe umhlangano weBhodi Elilulekayo 25 noma nini uma kunesidingo. (5) Uma usihlalo engekho emhlanganweni weBhodi Elilulekayo, amalungu akhona kufanele aqoke elinye ilungu ukuba lingamele umhlangano. (6) Kunoma omuphi umhlangano, iningi lamalungu akhona lenza inani elingaqala umhlangano weBhodi Elilulekayo. 30 (7) Isinqumo samalungu amaningi akhona emhlanganweni kuzoba isona isinqumo seBhodi Elilulekayofuthi, uma amavoti elingana, usihlalo womhlangano unevoti elizoba ngunqamulajuqu ukwengeza emavotini afakiwe. (8) Amaminithi okuqhubekayo emhlanganweni weBhodi Elilulekayo kufanele— (a) arekhodwe futhi agcinwe ngendlela angeke aguqulwe ngayo noma 35 ashintshwe; futhi (b) athunyelwe emhlanganweni olandelayo weBhodi Elilulekayo ukuba abhekwe futhi, uma amukelwe, asayinwe usihlalo. (9) IBhodi Elilulekayo linga— (a) vumela amalungu ukuba abe ingxenye yomhlangano othile obanjwe ocingweni noma ngemifanekiso yezobuchwepheshe futhi ilungu elibambe iqhaza kulokhu lizothathwa njengelikhona emhlanganweni; futhi (b) mema noma ubani ukuba athamele umhlangano ngenjongo yokululeka noma 40 yokwazisa iBhodi Elilulekayo ngodaba oluthile. (10) Ngokugunyazwa uNgqongqoshe, iBhodi Elilulekayo lingasebenzisa isinqumo 45 ukubeka imithetho ezolawula imihlangano. Izinqumo zeBhodi Elilulekayo ezithathwa ngaphandle kokubamba umhlangano 15. (1) IBhodi Elilulekayo lingavumelana ngesinqumo ngaphandle kokubamba umhlangano uma amalungu amaningi ebonisa ukusiseka leso sinqumo ngendlela futhi ngokulandela inqubo enqunywe iBhodi Elilulekayo. (2) Isigaba se-14(8) sisebenza nezinguquko ezidingekayo ngokwengqikithi mayelana 50 nesigatshana soku-(1). 18 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 Committees of Advisory Board 18 16. (1) The Advisory Board may establish committees to assist the Advisory Board in the performance of its functions and may determine their composition, terms of reference, procedures and duration. (2) The Advisory Board may appoint suitably qualified persons to serve on a 5 committee, including persons in the full-time employment of the State. (3) Any committee established in terms of subsection (1) must be chaired by a member of the Advisory Board. Secretariat of Advisory Board

17. The Director-General must— (a) establish a dedicated secretariat in the Department to support and assist the Advisory Board in the performance of its functions in terms of this Act; and (b) provide the secretariat with the human resources, financial and other resources necessary to enable the secretariat to effectively render the support and assistance contemplated in paragraph (a). Expenditure, remuneration and allowances paid to members of Advisory Board and committees 18. (1) Expenditure incidental to the performance of the functions of the Advisory Board must be defrayed from money voted by Parliament as part of the appropriation of the Department. (2) A member of the Advisory Board or a member of any committee of the Advisory Board, who is not in the full-time employment of the State, may be paid such remuneration and allowances as determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. Dissolution of Advisory Board 19. (1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Advisory Board, dissolve the Advisory Board on any reasonable ground. (2) Within 30 days of the dissolution of the Advisory Board, the Minister must appoint an interim Advisory Board consisting of at least four persons contemplated in section 7(2)(a) to (g). (3) The interim Advisory Board assumes, and must perform, the functions of the Advisory Board in terms of this Act. (4) The Minister must, within six months of the appointment of the interim Advisory Board, appoint the members of the newly constituted Advisory Board. CHAPTER 4 FINANCING AND SUPPORT MEASURES Special Economic Zones Fund 20. (1) The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, from money voted by Parliament as part of the appropriation of the Department, establish a Special Economic Zones Fund to support the promotion and development of Special Economic Zones. (2) The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, make regulations regarding the additional source of money for the fund, and the administra- tion, management and criteria for distribution of money from the Fund. Support measures 21. (1) The Minister may determine and implement support measures, including incentive schemes, for operators and businesses operating within Special Economic Zones. (2) The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of any relevant government department, design and administer support measures or other support programmes necessary, including incentive schemes, to support the development and operation of different categories of Special Economic Zones. 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 19 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 Amakomidi eBhodi Elilulekayo 19 16. (1) IBhodi Elilulekayo lingasungula amakomidi azosiza iBhodi Elilulekayo linganquma ngokwakhela kwalabo abazolisiza, ukuqhuba imisebenzi yalo futhi umsebenzi wabo, inqubo nesikhathi sokusebenza. (2) IBhodi Elilulekayo lingaqoka umuntu ofanele ukuba asebenze ekomidini, 5 kubandakanya nabantu abaqashwe ngokugcwele uMbuso. (3) Ikomidi elisungulwe ngokwemigomo yesigatshana soku-(1) kufanele linga- nyelwe ilungu leBhodi Elilulekayo. IHhovisi likaNobhala weBhodi Elilulekayo

23. Application for designation

24. Designation of Special Economic Zones

25. Governance and management of Special Economic Zone 26. 27. 28. 29.

30. Withdrawal of designation Strategic plan for Special Economic Zone Business and financial plan of Special Economic Zone Reporting and financial statements of Special Economic Zone Taking over administration of Special Economic Zones 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 5 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 5 UKUHLELWA KWEZIGABA Izigaba 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ISAHLUKO 1 Izincazelo, iNjongo nokuSebenza koMthetho Izincazelo Izinjongo zoMthetho Ukusebenza koMthetho ISAHLUKO 2 Injongo, iNqubomgomo namaQhinga eziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile Injongo yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile Inqubomgomo yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile Amaqhinga eziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ISAHLUKO 3 IBhodi Eliluleka ngeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile Ukusungulwa kweBhodi Eliluleka ngeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile Isikhathi sokusebenza kwamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo Abangafanele ukuba amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo 7. 8. 9.

10. Ukushiya isikhundla nokugcwalisa izikhala zamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Imisebenzi yeBhodi Elilulekayo Imisebenzi yamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo yokungamela Indlela yokuziphatha nokudalula inzuzo yamalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo Imihlangano yeBhodi Elilulekayo Izinqumo zeBhodi Elilulekayo ezithathwa ngaphandle kokubamba umhla- ngano

16. Amakomidi eBhodi Elilulekayo 17. 18. IHhovisi likaNobhala weBhodi Elilulekayo Izindleko, inkokhelo nezibonelelo ezikhokhelwa amalungu eBhodi Elilule- kayo namakomidi

19. Ukuhlakazwa kweBhodi Elilulekayo ISAHLUKO 4 Izimali nokuseka IsiKhwama zeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile Izinyathelo zokuseka 20. 21.

22. Ukuqhutshwa kwenqubo ISAHLUKO 5 Ukuqokwa kweziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile

23. Ukufaka isicelo sokuqoka indawo

24. Ukuqoka iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile

25. Ukusingatha nokuphatha iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile

26. Amasu obuchule eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile

27. Uhlelo lwebhizinisi nezimali zeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile

28. Ukubika nezitatimende zezimali zeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile

29. Ukulawula iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile

30. Ukuhoxisa ukuqoka indawo 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 6 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 6 CHAPTER 6 Special Economic Zone Operator Special Economic Zone operator 31.

27. A Special Economic Zone Board must, at least two months before the end of each financial year or at a later date determined by the Minister, submit to the Minister for approval a business and financial plan— 40 (a) containing a projection of the revenue and expenditure of that Special Economic Zone entity in respect of the ensuing financial year; and (b) covering the affairs of that Special Economic Zone entity for each of the two immediately following financial years. Reporting and financial statements of Special Economic Zone 28. (1) A Special Economic Zone Board must— (a) keep full and proper records of the financial affairs of the Special Economic Zone entity contemplated in section 25; (b) prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice; 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 25 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 25 (4) uma kuyibhizinisi likahulumeni nabazimele, asungule leyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile njengenkampani. (5) Umnikazi welayisensi kufanele aqoke iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile okufanele libhekele ukungamela nokusingatha ibhizinisi nezindaba zegatsha leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. (6) IBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kufanele lisingathe igatsha leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile— (a) ngokulandela i-Public Finance Management Act, uma umnikazi welayisensi kuyigatsha noma wesifundazwe kazwelonke noma kuwuhulumeni likahulumeni; (b) ngokulandela i-Municipal Systems Act ne-Municipal Finance Management Act, uma umnikazi welayisensi kuyigatsha likamasipala; noma (c) uma umnikazi welayisensi kungabezamabhizinisi kahulumeni nazimele— (i) ezingeni likahulumeni kazwelonke noma wesifundazwe, ngokulandela izimiso zomthetho 16 ze-National Treasury Regulations ezikhishwe ngaphansi kwe-Public Finance Management Act ne-Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008); noma (ii) ezingeni likamasipala, ngokulandela imibandela yesigaba se-120 se- Municipal Finance Management Act nezinye izimiso zomthetho eziqondene ezikhishwe ngokwemigomo yalowo Mthetho. (7) UNgqongqoshe kufanele amise izimiso zoMthetho ezimayelana nemigomo yokungamela okufanele zilandelwe uma kusungulwa igatsha njengoba kubekiwe esigatshaneni sesi-(2), (3) nesesi-(4) ngokulandelana, kubandakanya— (a) ukwakheka kweBhodi leziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; (b) Isikhathi eziKhethekile; (c) inqubo yokuziphatha yeBhodi leziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; kanye (d) nokudalula inzuzo yamalungu eBhodi leziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile. kwamalungu sokusebenza leziNdawo zoMnotho eBhodi Amasu obuchule eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile 26. (1) IBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kufanele enze futhi liqale uhlelo lwesu lohlaka lwesu lweNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile oluvezwe esigabeni sesi-6 futhi kulandelwe imibandela ukuze kuzuzwe injongo, kuqhutshwe imisebenzi yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile. (2) Uhlelo lwesu oluvezwe esigatshaneni soku-(1) kufanele lubuyekezwe njalo ngonyaka futhi luthunyelwe kuNgqongqoshe okungenani kusasele izinyanga ezintathu ngaphambi kokuba kuphele unyaka wezimali ngamunye noma ngesinye isikhathi esinqunywe uNgqongqoshe. (3) IBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kufanele lnikezele ngale mininingwane nangemiqulu kuNgqongqoshe uma uNgqongqoshe eyicela mayelana nezindaba zeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile. Uhlelo lwebhizinisi nolwezimali zeNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile

27. IBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kufanele, okungenani kusasele izinyanga ezimbili ngaphambi kokuba kuphele unyaka wezimali noma ngesinye isikhathi esizayo esinqunywe olugunyaziwe uNgqongqoshe, lwebhizinisi noma lwezimali— kuNgqongqoshe lithumele uhlelo (a) oluqukethe imali ezongena eqaguliwe nezindleko zeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile zonyaka wezimali ozayo; futhi (b) olufaka nezindaba zeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile zeminyaka emibili elandelayo ngamunye. Ukubika nezitatimende zezimali zeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile 28. (1) IBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kufanele— (a) (b) ligcine amarekhodi agcwele futhi afanele ezindaba zemali zegatsha leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile evezwe esigabeni sama-25; lihlanganise izitatimende zemali zonyaka wezimali ngokulandela inqubo efanele yokusebenza; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 26 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 26 (c) (d) submit those financial statements within three months after the end of the financial year to the Auditor-General for auditing; and submit within five months of the end of the financial year to the Minister— (i) an annual report on the activities of that Special Economic Zone entity during that financial year; (ii) audited financial statements of that Special Economic Zone entity for the previous financial year; and the report of the Auditor-General on those statements. (iii) (a) (2) The annual report and financial statements referred to in subsection (1) must— fairly present the state of affairs of that Special Economic Zone entity and its performance against predetermined objectives for the financial year con- cerned; and include particulars of— (i) any material losses through criminal conduct and any irregular expendi- ture and fruitless and wasteful expenditure that occurred during the financial year concerned; (b) (ii) any criminal or disciplinary steps taken as a consequence of such losses or irregular expenditure or fruitless and wasteful expenditure; (iii) any losses recovered or written off; and (iv) any other matter that may be prescribed. Taking over administration of Special Economic Zone (a) 29. (1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Advisory Board, the Special Economic Zone Board and the licensee concerned, appoint an administrator to take over the administration or to perform the functions of a Special Economic Zone Board if— the Special Economic Zone Board has failed to comply with any condition prescribed by the Minister in terms of section 24(3)(b); the Special Economic Zone Board fails or is unable to perform its functions; or there is mismanagement of the finances of that Special Economic Zone entity. (2) The Minister must publish a notice in the Gazette appointing an administrator and in that notice the Minister must determine the powers, duties and the term of appointment of the administrator. (b) (c) (3) The Minister may act in terms of subsection (1) without consulting the Advisory Board, the Special Economic Zone Board and the licensee concerned if there is financial mismanagement of that Special Economic Zone entity and the delay caused by the consultation would be detrimental to the functioning of that Special Economic Zone entity. (4) Where the Minister acts in terms of subsection (3), the Minister must review the appointment of the administrator within 90 days of the appointment and after consultation with the Advisory Board, the Special Economic Zone Board and the licensee concerned. (5) The costs associated with the appointment of the administrator in terms of this section will be for the Special Economic Zone entity concerned. Withdrawal of designation 30. (1) Notwithstanding section 29, the Minister may, after considering a recommen- dation of the Advisory Board and by notice in the Gazette, withdraw any designation of an area as a Special Economic Zone which does not further the purpose set out in section 4, on such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine. (2) Before withdrawing a designation in terms of subsection (1), the Minister must— inform the affected licensee, Special Economic Zone Board, operator and businesses located in the affected Special Economic Zone of the intention (a) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 27 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 27 (c) lithumele lezo zitatimende zemali zingakapheli izinyanga ezintathu ngemuva kokuphela konyaka wezimali kuMcwaningimabhuku-Jikelele ukuze zicwani- ngwe; futhi (d) zingakapheli izinyanga ezintathu zokuphela konyaka wezimali lithumele kuNgqongqoshe— (i) umbiko wonyaka ngokuqhubekayo eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile 5 ngaleso sikhathi sonyaka; (ii) acwaninge izitatimende zemali zeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile zonyaka odlule; kanye (iii) nombiko woMcwaningimabhuku-Jikelele mayelana nalezo zitatimende. (2) Umbiko wonyaka wezitatimende zemali ovezwe esigatshaneni soku-(1) 10 kufanele— (a) uveze ngokuphelele isimo sezindaba zeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile nendlela eqhuba ngayo izinjongo zayo ezisemqoka kulowo nyaka wezimali; futhi (b) ubandakanye imininingwane— (i) nokulahlekile ngesizathu sobulelesi nezindleko ezingajwayelekile nalezo ezingenamthelela futhi ezichithe imali ngesikhathi salowo nyaka wezimali; (ii) yezinyathelo ezilwisana nobulelesi noma zokuqondisa izigwegwe ezithathiwe ngesizathu sokulahlekelwa noma ngesizathu sezindleko ezingajwayelekile noma ezingenamthelela ophusile noma ezibangele izindleko; (iii) ukulahlekelwa noma okushatshalalisiwe; kanye (iv) nolunye udaba olunganqunywa. Ukulawula iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile 29. (1) Ngemuva kokuxoxisana neBhodi Elilulekayo, iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile nomnikazi welayisensi oqondene, uNgqongqoshe angaqoka umlawuli ukuba alawule noma aqhube imisebenzi yeBhodi leNdawo eKhethekile uma— (a) (b) iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile lihlulekile ukulandela imibandela enqunywe uNgqongqoshe ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-24(3)(b); iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile lihluleka noma lingakwazi ukuqhuba imisebenzi; noma (c) kunokungaphathwa ngendlela efanele izimali zegatsha leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. (2) UNgqongqoshe kufanele ashicilele isaziso kuSomqulu sokuqoka umlawuli futhi kuleso saziso uNgqongqoshe kufanele anqume amandla nemisebenzi nesikhathi esizosetshenzwa umlawuli. (3) UNgqongqoshe angasebenza ngokulandela isigatshana soku-(1) ngaphandle kokuxoxisana neBhodi Elilulekayo, iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile nomnikazi welayisensi oqondene uma kunokuphathwa kwezimali ngendlela engafanele egatshenu leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile futhi ukubambezeleka okudalwe ukuxoxisana kuzophazamisa ukusebenza kwegatsga leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. yesigatshana esebenza uNgqongqoshe kufanele abuyekeze ukuqokwa komlawuli zingakapheli ezingama-90 eqokiwe futhi ngemuva kokuxoxisana neBhodi Elilulekayo, leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile nomnikazi welayisensi oqondene. sesi-(3), izinsuku iBhodi ngokwemigomo uNgqongqoshe (4) Uma (5) Izindleko ezihambisana nokuqokwa komlawuli ngokwemigomo yalesi sigaba kuzoba ezaleyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile eqondene. Ukuhoxisa ukuqoka indawo 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 30. (1) Nakuba kunesigaba sama-29, ngemuva kokubheka izincomo zeBhodi Elilulekayo futhi ngesaziso kuSomqulu, uNgqongqoshe angahoxisa ukuqokwa kwendawo njengeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile engakhuthazi izinjongo ezivezwe esigabeni sesi-4, ngemigomo nangemibandela uNgqongqoshe angayinquma. (2) Ngaphambi kokuba ahoxise ukuqokwa kwendawo ngokwemigomo yesigatshana 55 soku-(1), uNgqongqoshe kufanele— (a) azise umnikazi welayisensi othintekayo, leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile, umsebenzi nabezamabhizinisi abakuleyo Ndawo yoMnotho iBhodi 28 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 28 to withdraw the designation and the reasons for the intended withdrawal; and (b) give the affected licensee, Special Economic Zone Board, operator and businesses 30 days to submit written comments to the Minister. (3) The lawful activities of any business located within a Special Economic Zone that has entered into a written agreement with the operator are not affected by the withdrawal of the designation of that Special Economic Zone in terms of this section. (4) Nothing contained in this Act precludes the Minister from re-designating an area whose designation as a Special Economic Zone has been withdrawn. CHAPTER 6 SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE OPERATOR Special Economic Zone operator 31. (1) A Special Economic Zone Board must follow a fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective procurement process, when appointing an operator to develop, operate and manage that Special Economic Zone on behalf of the Special Economic Zone Board. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), only a Special Economic Zone entity established by a public-private partnership licensee may also develop, operate and manage the Special Economic Zone concerned. Application for Special Economic Zone operator permit 32. (1) A Special Economic Zone may only be developed, operated and managed by a person who holds a Special Economic Zone operator permit issued in terms of this section. (2) Any person appointed by a Special Economic Zone Board to develop, operate and manage a Special Economic Zone in terms of section 31 must apply to the Minister for a Special Economic Zone operator permit in the form and manner prescribed. (3) The Advisory Board— (a) must consider the application; (b) may require an applicant to supply additional information necessary to consider the application; 5 10 15 20 25 30 (c) may request an applicant to appear before it for the purpose of making an oral submission at the applicant’s expense; (d) may require any interested party, including an organ of state, affected by such application to comment on the application in writing; and (e) must recommend to the Minister whether or not the applicant is eligible for an 35 operator permit. (4) The Minister may, after considering the recommendation of the Advisory Board, issue a person with an operator permit, with or without conditions. (5) The Minister may make regulations regarding— (a) (b) the procedure and time periods applicable to applications for operator permits; and the information that must be provided in any application for an operator permit. Requirements for application for Special Economic Zone operator permit 33. (1) An applicant for an operator permit must— (a) be a person appointed by a Special Economic Zone Board to develop, operate and manage that Special Economic Zone in terms of section 31; (b) be a person registered as a company in the Republic; (c) have sufficient financial resources and expertise to develop, operate and manage a Special Economic Zone; and (d) comply with such other criteria and requirements as may be prescribed. 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 29 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 29 eKhethekile mayelana nenjongo yakhe yokuhoxisa ukuqokwa kwendawo nezizathu zolakho kuhoxiswa okuhlongozwayo; futhi (b) anikeze umnikazi welayisensi othintekayo, iBhodi leNdawo eKhethekile, izinsuku ezingama-30 zokuba bathumele umsebenzi nabezamabhizinisi imibono ebhaliwe kuNgqongqoshe. 5 (3) Okwenziwayo okusemthethweni ebhizinisini eliseNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethe- kile eyenze isivumelwane esibhaliwe nomsebenzi akuchaphazelwa ukuhoxiswa kokuqokwa kwaleyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ngokwemigomo yalesi sigaba. (4) Akukho okuqukethwe ngalo Mthetho okuvimbela uNgqongqoshe ukuba aphinde aqoke kabusha indawo eyahoxiswa ukuqokwa njengeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. 10 ISAHLUKO 6 UMSEBENZI WENDAWO YOMNOTHO EKHETHEKILE Umsebenzi weNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile 31. (1) IBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kufanele lilandele uhlelo olufanele, olufanayo, oluvulelekile, lokuqhudelana futhi olungabizi, uma liqoka umsebenzi ozothuthukisa, asebenze futhi aphathe iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile omele iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. (2) Nakuba kunesigatshana soku-(1), igatsha leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kuphela elisungulwe abanikazi bamalayisenzi abasebenzisanayo kuhulumeni nabazi- mele angabathuthukisa, basebenze futhi baphathe leyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. Isicelo semvume yomsebenzi weNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile 32. (1) INdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ingathuthukiswa kuphela, isetshenziswe futhi iphathwe umuntu onemvume yokusebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ekhishwe ngokwemigomo yalesi sigaba. (2) Noma ubani oqokwe iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ukuba athuthukise, asebenze futhi aphathe iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-31 kufanele afake isicelo kuNgqongqoshe sokuthola imvume yokusebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ngendlela nangesimo esinqunyiwe. (3) IBhodi Elilulekayo— (a) kufanele ibheke isicelo; (b) (c) (d) ingacela ofake isicelo ukuba athumele eminye imininingwane edingekayo ukuze kubhekwe isicelo; ingacela ofake isicelo ukuba evele ngaphambi kwalo ukuze azokwenza izethulo ngokwakhe futhi azikhokhele ngokwakhe; ingacele igatsha elinentshisekelo, kubandakanya igatsha likahulumeni elicha- shazelwa ileso sicelo ukuba lifake imibono esicelweni ngokubhalwe phansi; futhi 15 20 25 30 35 (e) kufanele lenze izincomo kuNgqongqoshe ukuthi ngabe ofake isicelo ufanele yini ukuthola imvume yokusebenza. (4) Ngemuva kokubheka izincomo zeBhodi Elilulekayo, uNgqongqoshe angakhi- 40 phela umsebenzi imvume, enimibandela noma engenayo imibandela. (5) UNgqongqoshe angamisa izimiso zomthetho ezimayelana— (a) nenqubo nesikhathi sokufaka izicelo zemvume yomsebenzi; kanye (b) nemininingwane okufanele ihanjiswe nesicelo semvume yokusebenza. Izimfanelo zokufaka isicelo semvume yokusebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhe- thekile 45 33. (1) Ofake isicelo semvume kufanele— (a) kube umuntu oqokwe iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ukuba athuthukise, asebenze futhi aphathe iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ngokwe- migomo yesigaba sama-31; (b) kube umuntu obhaliswe njengenkampani eRiphabhuliki; (c) abe nemali eyanele kanye namakhono okuthuthukisa, ukusebenza nokuphatha iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile; futhi 50 (d) alandele inqubo nezimfanelo ezinganqunywa. 30 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 30 (2) The Minister may make regulations regarding— (a) additional criteria for applications for operator permits; (b) any condition that may be imposed on operator permits, including conditions relating to businesses that may be operated in Special Economic Zones; any measure to promote the effective monitoring of the conditions contained in operator permits; and (c) (d) any other matter necessary to facilitate the issuing of an operator permit. Special Economic Zone operator permit 34. (1) Before issuing an operator permit in terms of section 32(4), the Minister must, on the recommendation of the Advisory Board, be satisfied that the written agreement between the Special Economic Zone Board and the operator adequately provides for the duties, terms and conditions for the development, operation and management of that Special Economic Zone by the operator, including— (a) (b) (c) (d) the requirements and timetable for the planning, construction, supply of infrastructure and utilities within that Special Economic Zone; the security measures that the operator must take and maintain in or around a customs controlled area defined in section 21A(1) of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964); the facilities that the operator must provide in order to enable the Advisory Board or a Special Economic Zone Board, as the case may be, to exercise its functions within that Special Economic Zone; and the construction timetable and milestone schedule for that Special Economic Zone. 5 10 15 20 (2) The Minister must determine the duration of an operator permit. (3) The Minister may prescribe any other requirement or condition in respect of an 25 operator permit. Functions of Special Economic Zone operator

32. Application for Special Economic Zone operator permit 33. 34. 35. 36. 37.

38. Application to locate in Special Economic Zone Requirements for application for Special Economic Zone operator permit Special Economic Zone operator permit Functions of Special Economic Zone operator Suspension or withdrawal of Special Economic Zone operator permit Transfer of Special Economic Zone operator permit CHAPTER 7 General Provisions Transitional provisions and savings 39.

35. The operator must, on behalf of the Special Economic Zone Board— (a) implement the strategic plan for that Special Economic Zone within the framework of the Special Economic Zones strategy; 30 (b) make improvements to that Special Economic Zone and its facilities according to the written agreement contemplated in section 34(1); (c) provide or facilitate provision of infrastructure and other services required for that Special Economic Zone to achieve its strategic and operational goals; (d) provide adequate demarcation of the Special Economic Zone from any applicable customs territory for the protection of revenue together with suitable provision for the movement of conveyances, vessels and goods entering or leaving that Special Economic Zone; (e) provide adequate security for all facilities in the Special Economic Zone; (f) adopt rules and regulations for businesses within the Special Economic Zone in order to promote their safe and efficient operation; (g) maintain adequate and proper accounts and other records in relation to its business and report in the manner prescribed or required on the activities, performance and development of the Special Economic Zone to the Minister and as required under any other legislation; (h) promote the Special Economic Zone as a foreign and domestic direct (i) (j) (k) investment destination, in consultation with the Advisory Board; recommend to the Special Economic Zone Board whether or not to approve an application by a business to locate within the Special Economic Zone in terms of section 38; apply to the Minister for finance and support measures contemplated in section 21 in the form and manner prescribed; facilitate a single point of contact or one stop shop that delivers the required government services to businesses operating in the Special Economic Zone in order to provide simplified procedures for the development and operation of 35 40 45 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 31 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 31 (2) UNgqongqoshe angamisa izimiso zomthetho ezimayelana— (a) nenye inqubo yezicelo zemvume yomsebenzi; (b) nombandela ongathweswa kwimvume yomsebenzi, kubandakanya nemiba- ndela ehambisana namabhizinisi angaqhutshwa eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile; izinyathelo zokuthuthukisa ukuqashwa ngendlela eyimpumelelo imibandela equkethwe imvume yomsebenzi; kanye (c) (d) nezinye izindaba ezifanele ukusiza ukukhishwa kwezimvume zabasebenzi. Imvume yomsebenzi yeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile 34. (1) Ngaphambi kokukhishwa kwemvume yomsebenzi ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-32(4), ngezincomo ezenziwe iBhodi Elilulekayo, uNgqongqoshe kufanele agculiseke ukuthi isivumelwano esibhaliwe esiphakathi kweBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile nomsebenzi sihlinzekela ngokugcwele ngemisebenzi, imigomo nemiba- ndela yokuthuthukisa, ukusebenza nokuphatha iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile, kubandakanya— (a) (b) sokuhlela, ukwakha, ukuthumela ingqalasizinda izimfanelo nesikhathi nezinsiza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile; izinyathelo zokuvikela okufanele umsebenzi azithathe futhi azigcine endaweni noma eduze kwendawo elawulwe ngenkambiso echazwe esigabeni sama-21A(1) se-Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964); izinsiza okufanele umsebenzi ahlinzekele ngazo ukusiza iBhodi Elilulekayo noma iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile, noma elinye lawo, ukuze liqhube imisebenzi yalo kuleyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile; kanye (d) nohlelo lokwakha nokuphokophelwe kuleyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. (c) 5 10 15 20 (2) UNgqongqoshe kufanele anqume isikhathi semvume yomsebenzi. (3) UNgqongqoshe anganquma ezinye izimfanelo noma imibandela ephathelene 25 nemvume yomsebenzi. Imisebenzi yomsebenzi weNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile

35. Umsebenzi osebenzela iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kufanele— (a) aqale uhlelo lwamasu lwaleyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ngaphansi 30 kohlaka lwamasu eNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile; (c) (d) ahlinzekele ngokuklama okwanele (b) enze ngcono leyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kanye nezinsiza zayo ngokulandela isivumelwane esibhaliwe esivezwe esigabeni sama-34(1); ahlinzekele noma asize ngombandela wengqalasizinda nolunye usizo kuleyo Ndawo yomnotho eKhethekile ukuze ihlangabezane nezinhloso namasu ayo; iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekeile kwezinye izindawo ukuze kuvikelwe imali eyenziwayo nemibandela efanele yokuhamba kwezokuthutha, izinto zokuphatha nezimpahla ezingenayo noma eziphumayo eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile; ahlinzekele ngezokuphepha okwanele kuzona zonke izinsiza zeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile; amukele imithetho nezimiso zomthetho zamabhizinisi aseNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ukuze kuthuthukiswe inhlalakahle yawo nokusebenza ngendlela efanele kwawo; (e) (f) (g) agcine ama-akhawunti anele futhi afanele namanye amarekhodi ahambisana nebhizinisi nombiko ngendlela enqunyelwe noma edingekayo emisebenzini, kokuqhutshwayo noma ukuthuthukiswa kweNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile kuNgqongqoshe futhi uma kufanele ngaphansi komthetho; (i) (h) athuthukise iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile njengendawo yokutshala izimali kwabangaphandle nabasekhaya, ngokuxoxisana neBhodi Elilulekayo; enze izincomo eBhodini leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile zokuthi ngabe kufanele kugunyazwe noma singagunyazwa isicelo sebhizinisi sokungena ngaphakathi kweNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-38; afake isicelo kuNgqongqoshe sezimali nosizo oluvezwe esigabeni sama-21 ngesimo nangendlela enqunyiwe; enze lula indawo yokuhlanganyela noma indawo yokuhwebelana ethumela ngosizo oludingekayo lukahulumeni kumabhizinisi asebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ukuze kuhlinzekelwe ngenqubo elula yokuthuthukisa (k) (j) 35 40 45 50 55 32 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 32 that Special Economic Zone and for setting up and conducting business in that Special Economic Zone; and undertake any other activity within the scope of this Act to promote the effective functioning of the Special Economic Zone. (l) Suspension or withdrawal of Special Economic Zone operator permit 36. (1) The Minister may withdraw or suspend an operator permit if the operator— (a) fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the operator permit; (b) contravenes any provision of this Act or any other law of the Republic; (c) contravenes or fails to comply with the customs and excise rules and procedures that are applicable to that operator and the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Services notifies the Minister accordingly; or requests the Minister to withdraw the operator permit. (d) (2) Before suspending or withdrawing an operator permit in terms of subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), the Minister must— (a) inform the affected operator of the intention to withdraw or suspend the operator permit and the reasons for the intended withdrawal or suspension; and (b) give the affected operator 30 days to submit written comments to the Minister. (3) The Minister must inform the Special Economic Zone Board in writing of the decision to suspend or withdraw an operator permit in terms of this section. (4) The Minister may make regulations regarding— the procedure to suspend or withdraw an operator permit; and (a) (b) any other matter necessary in order to ensure the effective suspension or withdrawal of an operator permit. Transfer of Special Economic Zone operator permit 37. (1) An operator may, subject to section 31(1), transfer an operator permit to another person, if such other person— (a) applies to the Minister for a transfer in terms of the provisions of this section; and satisfies the requirements for an operator permit in terms of this Chapter. (b) (2) The transferee must in its application clearly stipulate any changes to the original development, business and operating plan of the Special Economic Zone in question. (3) The Minister may, after considering the recommendations of the Advisory Board, transfer an operator permit from one operator to another. (4) Upon the transfer of an operator permit, the new operator must comply with all the obligations placed on an operator in terms of this Act, and the new operator has all the rights and obligations conferred or imposed on the operator in terms of this Act and the operator permit in question. (5) The Minister may make regulations regarding— 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 the procedure to transfer an operator permit; and (a) (b) any other matter necessary in order to ensure the effective transfer of an 40 operator permit. Application to locate in Special Economic Zone 38. (1) Any person who intends to conduct a business in a Special Economic Zone must apply to the Special Economic Zone Board, in the manner and form prescribed, to locate the business in the Special Economic Zone. 45 (2) In the application the applicant must— (a) provide information to show that the applicant conducts a business or renders a service prescribed by the Minister in terms of section 24(4); GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 33 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 33 nokusebenza kwaleyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile nokusungula kanye nokuqhuba ibhizinisi kuleyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile; futhi aqhube omunye umsebenzi ohambisana nalo Mthetho ukukhuthaza ukuse- benza ngendlela efanele kweNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. (l) Ukumiswa noma ukuhoxiswa kwemvume yomsebenzi weNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile 5 36. (1) UNgqongqoshe angamisa noma ahoxise imvume yomsebenzi uma umsebenzi— (a) ehluleka ukulandela imigomo nemibandela yemvume yokusebenza; (b) aphula omunye umbandela walo Mthetho noma omunye umthetho 10 (c) waseRiphabhuliki; aphula noma ehluleka ukulandela inqubo nokusebenzisa imithetho nenqubo esebenzayo kulowo msebenzi futhi noKhomishana wesiKhingo esiQoqa iNtela eNingizimu Afrika azisa uNgqongqoshe ngendlela efanele; noma (d) ecela uNgqongqoshe ukuba ahoxise imvume yomsebenzi. 15 (2) Ngaphambi kokuba kuhoxiswe noma kumiswe imvume yomsebenzi ngokwemi- gomo yesigatshna soku-(1)(a), (b) noma (c), uNgqongqoshe kufanele— (a) azise umsebenzi othintekayo ngenjongo yokuhoxisa noma yokumisa imvume yomsebenzi nezizathu zalokho kuhoxisa noma zokumiswa; futhi (b) anikeze umuntu othintekayo izinsuku ezingama-30 zokwenza izethulo 20 kuNgqongqoshe. (3) UNgqongqoshe kufanele azise iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ngencwadi mayelana nesinqumo sokumisa noma sokuhoxisa imvume yomsebenzi ngokwemigomo yalesi sigaba. (4) UNgqongqoshe kufanele amise izimiso zomthetho eziphathelene— 25 (a) nenqubo yokumisa noma yokuhoxisa imvume yomsebenzi; kanye (b) nolunye udaba olufanele ukuze kuqikelelwe ukumiswa noma ukuhoxiswa kwemvume yokusebenza. Ukudluliswa kwemvume yomsebenzi eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile 37. (1) Ngokulandela isigaba sama-31(1) umsebenzi angadlulisa imvume yokuse- 30 benza komunye umuntu, uma lowo muntu— (a) efaka isicelo kuNgqongqoshe sokuyidlulisa ngokwemigomo nemibandela yalesi sigaba; futhi (b) ehambisana nezimfanelo zemvume yomsebenzi ngokwemigomo yalesi saHluko. (2) Odlulisele imvume uma isisebenza aveze ngokucacile izinguquko kulezo lokusebenza kwaleyo Ndawo yoMnotho ibhizinisi kanye nasohlelweni zokuqala, eKhethekile. (3) Ngemuva kokubheka izincomo zeBhodi Elilulekayo, uNgqongqoshe angadlulisa imvume yomsebenzi ayidlulisele komunye umsebenzi. (4) Uma sekudluliswe imvume yomsebenzi, lowo osezosebenzisa imvume kufanele alandele zonke izibophezelo ezithweswe kumsebenzi ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho, futhi umsebenzi omusha unamalungelo nezibophezelo ezithweswe noma adluliselwe zona ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho kanye nawemvume yalowo msebenzi. (5) UNgqongqoshe angamisa izimiso zomthetho eziphathelene— (a) nenqubo yokudlulisa imvume yomsebenzi; kanye (b) nolunye udaba olufanele ukuqikelela ukudluliswa ngendlela efanele imvume yomsebenzi. Isicelo sokuhlala eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile 38. (1) Noma ubani ohlose ukuqhuba ibhizinisi eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile kufanele afake isicelo eBhodini leNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile, ngendlela nangesimo esinqunyiwe, sokubeka ibhizinisi eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile. (2) Esicelweni ofake isicelo kufanele— (a) ahlinzekele ngemininingwane ebonisa ukuthi ofake isicelo uqhuba ibhizinisi noma unikezela ngosizo olunqunywe uNgqongqoshe ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-24(4); 35 40 45 50 55 34 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 34 (b) (c) indicate the extent to which the applicant’s business achieves the purpose of Special Economic Zones set out in section 4; and comply with any other criteria that the Minister may prescribe. (3) The Special Economic Zone Board may, after considering the recommendations of the operator, approve the application of a business to locate within that Special Economic Zone, with or without conditions. 5 CHAPTER 7 GENERAL PROVISIONS Transitional provisions and savings 39. (1) In this section, ‘‘IDZ Regulations’’ means the Industrial Development Zone Programme Regulations published under Government Notice R1224 in Government Gazette 21803 of 1 December 2000, as amended. (2) Any designation of an industrial development zone under the IDZ Regulations which is in force immediately before this Act comes into operation, remains in force and must be regarded as a designation of a Special Economic Zone under this Act. (3) Any industrial development zone operator permit issued under the IDZ Regulations which is in force immediately before this Act comes into operation, remains in force and must be regarded as a Special Economic Zone operator permit issued under this Act. (4) Any industrial development zone enterprise approved to be located in an industrial development zone under the IDZ Regulations before this Act comes into operation, must be regarded as a business approved to be located in a Special Economic Zone in terms of this Act: Provided that such a business must comply with the criteria in section 24(4) and section 38(3). (5) Notwithstanding subsections (2), (3) and (4), any industrial development zone operator must ensure that the industrial development zone complies with the framework regulating Special Economic Zones in terms of this Act, within three years of commencement of this Act. (6) Any application for the designation of an industrial development zone or for the issuing of an operator permit made under the IDZ Regulations which is not finalised immediately before this Act comes into operation, must be dealt with as an application for designation as a Special Economic Zone or an application for an operator permit, as the case may be, in terms of this Act. Guidelines 40. (1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Advisory Board, issue guidelines regarding any matter in respect of which the Minister deems it necessary or expedient in order to achieve the objects or purpose of this Act. (2) The guidelines— (a) may not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act; (b) must be published in the Gazette; and (c) are not binding on the Minister. Regulations 41. (1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Advisory Board, make regulations regarding— (a) any matter which in terms of this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed; (b) any ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter that it is necessary to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act. (2) Before making any regulation contemplated in subsection (1), the Minister must— (a) publish the draft regulations in the Gazette; (b) grant the public a period of at least 30 days to submit written comments to the Minister on the draft regulations; and consider the written comments contemplated in paragraph (b). (c) 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 35 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 35 (b) aveze indlela ibhizinisi lofake isicelo elizuza ngayo izinjongo zeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ezibalulwe esigabeni sesi-4; futhi alandele inqubo enganqunywa uNgqongqoshe. (c) (3) Ngemuva kokubheka izincomo zomsebenzi, eKhethekile lingagunyaza isicelo sebhizinisi eKhethekile, ngokulandela imibandela noma ngaphandle kwemibandela. iBhodi leNdawo yoMnotho sokulibeka eNdaweni yoMnotho ISAHLUKO 7 IMIBANDELA EJWAYELEKILE Imibandela yesikhashana nemvume 39. (1) Kulesi sigaba, ‘‘izimiso zomthetho ze-IDZ’’ zichaza i-Industrial Development Zone Programme Regulations ezishicilelwe ngaphansi kweSaziso sikaHulumeni R1224 kuSomqulu kaHulumeni 21803 mhlaka 1 Disemba 2000, njengoba zichitshiyelwe. (2) Ukuqokwa kwendawo yezimboni zokuthuthukiswa ngaphansi kwezimiso zoMthetho ze-IDZ ezisebenzayo ngaphambi kokuba lo Mthetho uqale ukusebenza, zizoqhubeka nokusebenza futhi kufanele zithathwe ngokuthi ziqokwe njengeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ngaphansi kwalo Mthetho. (3) Imvume yomsebenzi ye-IDZ ekhishwe ngaphansi kwezimiso zoMthetho ze-IDZ esebenzayo ngaphambi kokuqala ukusebenza kwalo Mthetho, zizoqhubeka nokuse- benza futhi kufanele ithathwe njengemvume yomsebenzi weNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ekhishwe ngaphansi kwalo Mthetho. (4) Indawo yokuthuthukisa izimboni egunyaziwe ukuba endaweni yokuthuthukisa izimboni ngaphansi kwezimiso zomthetho ze-IDZ ngaphambi kokuba lo Mthetho uqale ukusebenza, kufanele zithathwe ngokuthi ziyibhizinisi eligunyaziwe ukuba seNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho: Inqobo nje uma lelo bhizinisi lizolandela inqubo yesigaba sama-24(4) nesigaba sama-38(3). (5) Nakuba kunesigatshana sesi-(2), (3) nesesi-(4), umsebenzi wezindawo zentuthuko yezimboni kufanele aqikelele ukuthi indawo yentuthuko yezimboni ilandela uhlaka olulawula iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho, ingakapheli iminyaka emithathu lo Mthetho uqalile ukusebenza. (6) Isicelo sokuqoka indawo yokuthuthukisa izimboni noma ukukhishwa kwemvume yomsebenzi okwenziwe ngaphansi kwezimiso zoMthetho ze-IDZ okungakaphothulwa ngaphambi kokuba lo Mthetho uqale ukusebenza, kufanele kudingidwe njengesicelo sokuqoka iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile noma isicelo semvume yomsebenzi, noma okunye kwakho, ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho. Imihlahlandlela 40. (1) Ngemuva kokuxoxisana neBhodi Elilulekayo, uNgqongqoshe angakhipha imihlahlandlela emayelana nodaba uNgqongqoshe abona ukuthi lunesidingo noma lufanele ukuze kuzuzwe izinjongo noma inhloso yalo Mthetho. (2) Imihlahlandlela— (a) akufanele ishayisane nemibandela yalo Mthetho; (b) kufanele ishicilelwe kuSomqulu; futhi (c) ayibophezeli uNgqongqoshe. Izimiso zomthetho 41. (1) Ngemuva kokuxoxisana neBhodi Elilulekayo, uNgqongqoshe angamisa izimiso zomthetho ezimayelana— 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 (a) nodaba ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho olufanele noma okufanele lunqunywe; (b) udaba oluhambisana noma olungaphansi kwezindaba zokuphatha noma zenqubo okufanele lunqunywe ukuze kusingathwe ngendlela efanele lo Mthetho. (2) Ngaphambi kokumisa izimiso zomthetho ezivezwe esigatshaneni soku-(1), 50 uNgqongqoshe kufanele— (a) ashicilele izimiso zomthetho ezihlongozwayo kuSomqulu; (b) anikeze umphakathi isikhathi esiyizinsuku ezingama-30 sokuthumela izethulo ezibhaliwe kuNgqongqoshe ezimayelana nezimiso zomthetho ezihlongozwayo; futhi abheke izethulo ezibhaliwe ezivezwe endimeni (b). 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40. Guidelines Regulations 41. Short title and commencement 42. CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS, OBJECTS AND APPLICATION Definitions

42. This Act is called the Special Economic Zones Act, 2014, and comes into operation on a date determined by the President by proclamation in the Gazette. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 37 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 Isihloko esifingqiwe nokuqala kwawo ukusebenza 37

42. Lo Mthetho ubizwa ngokuthi uMthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, wezi-2014, futhi uzoqala ukusebenza ngosuku oluzonqunywa uMongameli ngesime- mezelo kuSomqulu. 38 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 39 Ino. 16-Ka 2014

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— investment ‘‘Advisory Board’’ means the Special Economic Zones Advisory Board estab- lished by section 7; ‘‘company’’ means a company as defined in section 1 of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008); ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Trade and Industry; ‘‘Director-General’’ means the Director-General of the Department or his or her authorised representative; ‘‘industrial development zone’’ means a purpose built industrial estate that leverages domestic and foreign fixed direct in value-added and export-oriented manufacturing industries and services; ‘‘licensee’’ means the holder of a Special Economic Zone licence issued in terms of section 23(6); ‘‘Minister’’ means the Minister responsible for trade and industry; ‘‘municipal entity’’ means a municipal entity as defined in section 1 of the Municipal Systems Act; ‘‘Municipal Finance Management Act’’ means the Local Government: Munici- pal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003); ‘‘Municipal Systems Act’’ means the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000); ‘‘operator’’ means the holder of a Special Economic Zone operator permit issued in terms of section 32(4); ‘‘operator permit’’ means an operator permit issued in terms of section 32(4); ‘‘prescribed’’ means prescribed by regulation made in terms of section 41; ‘‘public entity’’ means a public entity as defined in section 1 of the Public Finance Management Act and listed in Schedules 2 and 3 to that Act; ‘‘Public Finance Management Act’’ means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999); ‘‘public-private partnership’’ means a public-private partnership contemplated in regulation 16 of the Treasury Regulations issued in terms of the Public Finance Management Act or section 120 of the Municipal Finance Management Act and any regulations issued in terms of the last-mentioned Act; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 7 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 7 ISAHLUKO 6 Osebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile

31. Umsebenzi weNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile 32. 33. Isicelo semvume somsebenzi weNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile Izimfanelo zokufaka isicelo semvume yokusebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile Imvume yomsebenzi yeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile Imisebenzi yomsebenzi weNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile 34. 35.

36. Ukumiswa noma ukuhoxiswa kwemvume yosebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile

37. Ukudluliswa kwemvume yokusebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile 38. Isicelo sokuhlala eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ISAHLUKO 7 Imibandela eJwayelekile 39. 40. 41. 42. Imibandela yesikhashana nemvume Imihlahlandlela Izimiso zomthetho Isihloko esifingqiwe nokuqala kwawo ukusebenza ISAHLUKO 1 5 10 15 IZINCAZELO, IZINJONGO NOKUSEBENZA KOMTHETHO 20 Izincazelo

1. Kulo Mthetho, ngaphandle uma ingqikithi ibeka ngenye indlela— lichaza iBhodi Eliluleka ngeziNdawo zoMnotho ‘‘iBhodi Elilulekayo’’ eziKhethekile elisungulwe ngesigaba sesi-7; ‘‘inkampani’’ inencazelo eqondiswe kuyona esigabeni soku-1 se-Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008); ‘‘uMnyango’’ uchaza uMnyango wezoHwebo neziMboni; ‘‘uMqondisi-Jikelele’’ uchaza uMqondisi-Jikelele woMnyango noma abamumele ngegunya; ‘‘indawo yokuthuthukisa izimboni’’ indawo yezimboni eyakhelwe ukulawula ukutshwalwa kwezimali ekhaya nangaphandle efaka inzuzo futhi yokuhwebelana ngemikhiqizo nangosizo ezimbonini; ‘‘umnikazi welayisensi’’ uchaza umnikazi welayisensi yeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-23(6); ‘‘uNgqongqoshe’’ uchaza uNgqongqoshe obhekele ezokuhwebelana nezimboni; ‘‘igatsha likamasipala’’ linencazelo eqondiswe kulona esigabeni soku-1 se- Municipal Systems Act; ‘‘i-Municipal Finance Management Act’’ ichaza i-Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003); ‘‘i-Municipal Systems Act’’ ichaza i-Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000); ‘‘umsebenzi’’ uchaza umnikazi wemvume yokusebenza eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile ekhishwe ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-32(4); ‘‘imvume yomsebenzi’’ ichaza imvume yomsebenzi ekhishwe ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-32(4); ‘‘okunqunyiwe’’ ngemigomo yesigaba sama-41; ‘‘igatsha likahulumeni’’ linencazelo eqondene nalo esigabeni soku-1 futhi lisohlwini lesiThasiselo sesi-2 nesesi-3 se-Public Finance Management Act; ‘‘i-Public Finance Management Act’’ ichaza i-Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999); ‘‘ukusebenzisana phakathi kukahulumeni nabazimele’’ kuchaza ukuse- benzisana phakathi kukahulumeni nabazimele okuvezwe esimisweni zomthetho ze-16 zezimiso zoMthetho zesiKhwama sezimali zikaHulumeni ezimiswe okunqunywe zomthetho ngezimiso ezimiswe kuchaza 25 30 35 40 45 50 8 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 8 ‘‘Special Economic Zone’’ means an area designated as the Special Economic Zone in terms of section 23(6); ‘‘Special Economic Zone Board’’ means the board of directors of an individual Special Economic Zone entity appointed in terms of section 25(5); ‘‘this Act’’ includes any regulation made in terms of section 41; ‘‘value adding’’ or ‘‘value added’’ includes the enhancement of, packaging or re-packaging of and beneficiation added to a product before the product is offered to the end-user. Objects of Act

2. The objects of this Act are to provide for— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) the determination of Special Economic Zones policy and strategy; the establishment of the Advisory Board; the establishment of the Special Economic Zones Fund to support the development of Special Economic Zones; the designation, promotion, development, operation and management of Special Economic Zones; regulatory measures and incentives for Special Economic Zones in order to attract domestic and foreign direct investment; and the establishment of a single point of contact or one stop shop that delivers the required government services to businesses operating in Special Economic Zones in order to lodge applications to various government authorities and agencies and to receive information on regulatory requirements from such authorities and agencies. 5 10 15 20 Application of Act

3. This Act applies to Special Economic Zones established in the Republic in terms of 25 this Act. CHAPTER 2 PURPOSE, POLICY AND STRATEGY OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES Purpose of Special Economic Zones 4. (1) A Special Economic Zone is an economic development tool to promote national economic growth and export by using support measures in order to attract targeted foreign and domestic investments and technology. (2) The purpose of establishing Special Economic Zones includes— (a) facilitating the creation of an industrial complex, having strategic national economic advantage for targeted investments and industries in the manufac- turing sector and tradable services; (b) developing infrastructure required to support the development of targeted industrial activities; attracting foreign and domestic direct investment; (c) (d) providing the location for the establishment of targeted investments; (e) (f) enabling the beneficiation of mineral and natural resources; taking advantage of existing industrial and technological capacity, promoting integration with local industry and increasing value-added production; (g) promoting regional development; (h) creating decent work and other economic and social benefits in the region in which it is located, including the broadening of economic participation by 30 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 9 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 9 ichaza indawo eqokwe njengeNdawo ngokwemigomo ye-Public Finance Management Act noma ngesigaba se-120 se-Municipal Finance Management Act nezinye izimiso zomthetho ezimiswe ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho ovezwe ekugcineni; ‘‘iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile’’ yoMnotho eKhethekile ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-23(6); ‘‘iBhodi leziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile’’ labaqondisi labanikazi abathile beziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekiel eliqokwe ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-25(5); ‘‘lo Mthetho’’ ubandakanya ezinye izimiso zomthetho ezimiswe ngemigomo yesigaba sama-41; ‘‘ukuqhakambisa’’ noma ukupakisha kabusha nokufakwa kumkhiqizo ngaphambi kokuba umkhiqizo unikezwe abazowusebenzisa. lichaza ibhodi kubandakanya ukupakisha ukwenza ngcono, Izinjongo zoMthetho

2. Izinjongo zalo Mthetho ukuhlinzekela ngoku— 5 10 15 (a) nquma inqubomgomo namasu eziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; (b) ukusungula iBhodi Eluleka ngeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; (c) sungula isiKhwama seziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ukweseka ukuthu- thukiswa kweziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; (d) qoka, ukuthuthukisa, ukudlondlobalisa, ukusebenza nokusingatha iziNdawo 20 (e) (f) zoMnotho eziKhethekile; lawula izinyathelo nezinzuzo zeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ukuze kuhehwe abatshali zimali basekhaya nabangaphandle; kanye nokusungula isizinda esisodwa sokuhlanganyela noma intuba eyodwa enikezela ngalo lonke usizo lukahulumeni kwezamabhizinisi asebenza eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile ukuze kufakwe izicelo kumagunya ahlukene kuhulumeni nasezinhlakeni kanye nokuthola imininingwane yezimfanelo zokulawula kulawo magunya nakulezo zinhlaka. 25 Ukusebenza koMthetho

3. Lo Mthetho usebenza eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile ezisungulwe 30 eRiphabhuliki ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho. ISAHLUKO 2 INJONGO, INQUBOMGOMO NAMASU EZINDAWO ZOMNOTHO EZIKHETHEKILE Injongo yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile 35 4. (1) IziNdawo zomnotho eziKhethekile ziwuhlaka lokuthuthukisa umnotho okuhloswe ngalo ukudlondlobalisa umnotho nokuhwebelana nabangaphandle ngokuse- benzisa izinhlelo zosizo ukuze kuhehwe abatshali zimali abaphokophelwe basekhaya nabangaphandle nezobuchwepheshe. (2) Injongo yokusungula iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ibandakanya— 40 (a) ukulekelela ukwakha indawo yezimboni enamasu ezomnotho eqondiswe kubatshalizimali nasezimbonini emkhakheni wokukhiqiza nokuhwebelana ngezinsiza; (b) ukuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda edingekayo ukweseka ukudlondlobala kwemi- sebenzi yezimboni ezilindelekile; (c) ukuheha abatshalizimali basekhaya nabangaphandle; (d) ukuhlinzekela ngendawo yokuthola abatshalizimali abalindelekile; (e) ukusiza ngenzuzo kwezezimali nasemcebweni wemvelo; (f) ukusebenzisa amandla ezobuchwepheshe nawezimboni akhona, ukuthu- thukisa ukusebenzisana nezimboni zasekhaya nokwandisa umkhiqizo; (g) ukuthuthukisa ukudlondlobala ezifundeni; (h) ukwakha umsebenzi ongcono nezinye izinzuzo zomnotho nezenhlalakahle esifundeni lapho itholakala khona, kubalwa nokudlondlobalisa ukuzibanda- kanya kwezomnotho ngokukhuthaza izimboni ezincane, ezincanyana 45 50 10 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 10 promoting small, micro and medium enterprises and co-operatives, and promoting skills and technology transfer; and the generation of new and innovative economic activities. (i) (3) For the purpose of this section— (a) (b) ‘‘regional development’’ means linkages to, or integration with, the host province’s growth strategies, local economic development of the host municipality and any other relevant cross-provincial economic initiatives; and ‘‘targeted investments’’ includes investments in support of government’s economic and industrial development policies. Special Economic Zones policy

5. The Minister may determine policy for the designation, promotion, development, operation and management of Special Economic Zones after consultation with the Advisory Board and may, when necessary, review such policy. Special Economic Zones strategy 6. (1) The Minister must determine a Special Economic Zones strategy after consultation with the Advisory Board and may, when necessary, review such strategy. (2) The strategy contemplated in subsection (1) must address the designation of Special Economic Zones that will best support industrialisation and economic growth strategies. CHAPTER 3 SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES ADVISORY BOARD Establishment of Special Economic Zones Advisory Board 7. (1) The Special Economic Zones Advisory Board is hereby established. (2) The Minister must appoint not more than 15 persons as members of the Advisory Board, consisting of— (a) one representative of the Department; (b) one representative of the South African Revenue Services; (c) one representative of the National Treasury; (d) one representative of the department responsible for public enterprises; (e) one representative of Transnet SOC Limited; (f) (g) one representative of the Industrial Development Corporation; (h) one representative of Eskom SOC Limited; three persons, each representing organised business, labour and civil society appointed on the basis of their knowledge and experience relevant to, and involvement in, Special Economic Zones; and (i) five independent persons appointed on the basis of their knowledge, experience and expertise relevant to Special Economic Zones. (3) For the purposes of appointing the persons contemplated in subsection (2)(h) and (i), the Minister must, by notice in the Gazette and in two newspapers published and circulating nationally, invite nominations for membership of the Advisory Board. (4) The notice contemplated in subsection (3) must specify a period of at least 30 days for nominations to be submitted to the Minister. (5) The Minister must— (a) appoint the persons contemplated in subsection (2)(h) and (i) as members of (b) the Advisory Board from nominations submitted in response to the notice; strive to ensure that the composition of the Advisory Board is broadly representative, with due regard to race, gender and regional representation, experience and expertise; and (c) publish the names of persons appointed as members of the Advisory Board and the dates of commencement of their terms of office in the newspapers contemplated in subsection (3). 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 11 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 11 nezinkudlwana nezokusebenzisana, nokukhuthaza amakhono nokucobelelana ngamakhono; kanye ukusungula imisebenzi emisha yezobuchule neyemabhizinisi. (i) (3) Ngokwalesi sigaba— (a) (b) esifundazwe ‘‘ukuthuthukisa izifunda’’ kuchaza ukuxhumanisa, noma ukudidiyela, namaqhinga esingamele ukudlondlobalisa, ukuthuthukisa umnotho wendawo kuleyo ndawo kamasipala nezinye izinhlelo zezifundazwe ezihlukene; futhi ‘‘ukutshalwa kwezimali okuphokophelwe’’ kubandakanya ukutshalwa kwezimali ukweseka umnotho kuhulumeni nokuthuthukisa inqubomgomo yezimbono. 5 10 Inqubomgomo yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile

17. UMqondisi-Jikelele kufanele— (a) asungule ihhovisi lonobhala elizinikele eMnyangweni elizoseka futhi lisize iBhodi Elilulekayo ukuqhuba imisebenzi yalo ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho; futhi lihlinzekele lelo hhovisi lomabhalane ngamakhono, imali nangezinye izinsiza ezidingekayo ukusiza ihhovisi lisize ngempumelelo njengoba kuvezwe endimeni (a). lomabhalane ukuba liseke futhi (b) Izindleko, inkokhelo nezibonelelo ezikhokhelwa amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo 18. (1) Izindleko ezihambisana nokuqhuba imisebenzi yeBhodi Elilulekayo kufanele zikhokhwe ngemali eyabiwe iPhalamende eyingxenye yesabelomali soMnyango. (2) Ilungu leBhodi Elilulekayo noma ilungu lekomidi leBhodi Elilulekayo, elingaqashiwe ngokugcwele uMbuso, kufanele likhokhelwe umholo nezibonelelo ezinqunywe uNgqongqoshe ngokuvumelana noNgqongqoshe wezeziMali. Ukuhlakazwa kweBhodi Elilulekayo 19. (1) Uma kunesidingo, uNgqongqoshe ngemuva kokuxoxisana neBhodi Elilulekayo, bangachitha iBhodi Elilulekayo uma kunezizathu ezizwakalayo. (2) Zingakapheli iBhodi Elilulekayo, uNgqongqoshe kufanele aqoke iBhodi Elilulekayo lesikhashana libe nabantu abane abavezwe esigabeni sesi-7(2)(a) ukuya ku-(g). ezingama-30 kuhlakazwe izinsuku (3) IBhodi Elilulekayo lesikhashana liqala, futhi kufanele liqhube, imisebenzi yeBhodi Elilulekayo ngokwemigomo yalo Mthetho. (4) UNgqongqoshe kufanele, zingakapheli izinyanga eziyisithupha kuqokwe iBhodi Elilulekayo lesikhashana, aqoke amalungu eBhodi Elilulekayo elisanda kwakhiwa. ISAHLUKO 4 IZIMALI NEZINYATHELO ZOKUSEKA IsiKhwama seziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile 20. (1) Ngokuvumelana noNgqongqoshe wezeziMali, uNgqongqoshe angasebenzisa imali eyabiwe iPhalamende njengengxenye yesabelomali soMnyango, ukusungula isiKhwama seziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ukuze kusekwe ukuthuthukiswa nokukhuthazwa kweziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile. (2) Ngokuvumelana noNgqongqoshe wezeziMali, uNgqongqoshe angamisa izimiso zomthetho ezimayelana nokwengeza izinsiza, ukusingatha, ukuphatha kanye nenqubo yokwaba imali yesiKhwama. Izinyathelo zokuseka 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 21. (1) UNgqongqoshe anganquma izinyathelo zokweseka, kubandakanya nezinhlelo zenzuzo, zabasebenzi namabhizinisi asebenza eziNdaweni zoMnotho eziKhethekile. 45 (2) UNgqongqoshe ngokuvumelana noNgqongqoshe womnyango oqondene kahulu- meni, angasungula noma alawule izinyathelo zokuseka noma ezinye izinhlelo zokuseka ezifanele, kubandakanya izinhlelo zenzuzo, ukuseka ukuthuthukiswa nokusebenza kwemikhakha ehlukene yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile. 20 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 20 (3) Nothing in this section precludes a municipality, provincial government or public entity from designing their own support measures and incentive schemes to support the development and operation of Special Economic Zones. Implementation protocol 22. (1) The Minister may, in terms of section 35 of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act No. 13 of 2005), enter into an implementation protocol with any organ of state that the Minister may deem appropriate, including— the Minister responsible for environmental affairs; the Minister responsible for home affairs; the Minister responsible for labour; or the Minister responsible for finance. (2) The implementation protocol may deal with— (a) (b) (c) (d) implementation and operation of a one stop shop; or (a) (b) any other matter requiring the co-ordination of the functions of organs of state that may be appropriate or required for the proper regulation and development of Special Economic Zones. (3) The Minister must, in the annual report of the Department referred to in section 40(1)(d) of the Public Finance Management Act, include a report on the conclusion and implementation of the protocols contemplated in subsection (1), if any, and the implementation of one stop shops in Special Economic Zones. CHAPTER 5 DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES Application for designation 23. (1) National government, a provincial government, a municipality, a public entity, a municipal entity or a public-private partnership, acting alone or jointly, may apply to the Minister in the form and manner prescribed for a specified area to be designated as a Special Economic Zone. (2) In its application, the applicant must demonstrate that the designation of the area as a Special Economic Zone will further national government’s industrial development objectives and must specify the extent to which the designation seeks to— (a) achieve the provisions of section 4(2); (b) be consistent with any applicable national policies and laws; and (c) comply with any other prescribed criteria. (3) The applicant must— (b) (c) (a) have sufficient access to financial resources and expertise for the develop- ment, operation, management and administration of a Special Economic Zone; submit to the Minister a comprehensive feasibility study; indicate the extent to which it owns or controls the area to be considered for designation as a Special Economic Zone; and in the case of a public-private partnership, indicate its ownership structure through the submission of a shareholders’ agreement, indicating shareholding, transfer of shares and percentages of shareholding, requirements for the distribution of assets upon liquidation or deregistration. requirements for (d) (4) The Advisory Board must— (a) consider the application; and (b) recommend to the Minister whether or not the area is suited to be designated as a Special Economic Zone. (5) The Advisory Board may request further information and documents from the applicant for the purposes of considering the application. (6) The Minister, after considering the recommendation of the Advisory Board and after consultation with the Minister of Finance— (a) may designate an area as a Special Economic Zone by notice in the Gazette with or without conditions; and 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 21 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 21 (3) Akukho kulesi sigaba okuvimbela umasipala, uhulumeni wesifundazwe noma igatsha likahulumeni ukuba lisungule ezalo izinyathelo zokuseka nezinhlelo zenzuzo ukuseka intuthuko nokusebenza kweziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile. Ukuqhutshwa kwenqubo 22. (1) UNgqongqoshe ngokwemigomo yesigaba sama-35 se-Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act No. 13 of 2005), angaqhuba inqubo yokusebenza negatsha lombuso uNggongqoshe abona ukuthi ifanele, kubalwa— (a) uNgqongqoshe obhekele izindaba zezemvelo; (b) uNgqongqoshe obhekele izindaba zasekhaya; (c) uNgqongqoshe obhekele ezemisebenzi; noma (d) uNgqongqoshe obhekele ezezimali. (2) Ukuqhutshwa kwenqubo kungabhekana— (a) nokusungulwa nokusebenza kwesikhungo esisodwa; noma (b) noma oluphi udaba oludinga ukuhlelwa kwemisebenzi yamagatsha ombuso olufanele noma oludingekayo ukuze kulawulwe ngendlela efanele futhi kuthuthukiswe iziNdawo zoMnotho Ezikhethekile. (3) UNgqongqoshe kufanele, embikweni wonyaka woMnyango ovezwe esigabeni sama-40(1)(d) se-Public Finance Management Act, afake nombiko wokuphothulwa soku-(1), uma ikhona, kanye nokuqhutshwa kwenqubo evezwe esigatshaneni nokusungulwa kwesikhungo esisodwa seziNdawo zoMnotho Ezikhethekile. ISAHLUKO 5 UKUQOKWA KWEZINDAWO ZOMNOTHO EZIKHETHEKILE Ukufaka isicelo sokuqoka indawo 23. (1) Uhulumeni kazwelonke, uhulumeni wesifundazwe, umasipala, igatsha lombuso, igatsha likamasipala noma ukusebenzisana koholumeni nabazimele, abasebenza ngokuzimela noma ngokubambisana, bangafaka isicelo kuNgqongqoshe ngendlela nangesimo esichazelwe indawo ethile okufanele iqokwe njengeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. (2) Uma efaka isicelo, ofake isicelo kufanele aveze ukuthi ukuqokwa komkhakha weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile kuzoqhakambisa izinjongo zikahulumeni zokuthuthukisa izimboni futhi kufanele siveze indlela lokho kuqokwa okuhlose ngayo— (a) ukuhlangabezana nemibandela yesigaba sesi-4(2); (b) ukuhambisana nenqubomgomo kazwelonke esebenzayo nemithetho; futhi (c) nokuhambisana nenye inqubo enqunyiwe. (3) Ofake isicelo kufanele— (a) athole usizo lwemali olwanele namakhono okuthuthukisa, ukusebenza, ukusingatha nokuphatha iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; (b) athumele kuNgqongqoshe umqulu ogcwele wokuzokwenzeka; (c) aveze indlela lowo mqulu ophethe futhi olawula ngayo indawo okufanele ithathwe njengeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile; futhi (d) uma kusebenzisana abazimele nohulumeni, kuvezwe uhlelo lwabaphethe ngokuthumela isivumelwano sabanikazi bamasheya, esiveza ubunikazi bamasheya, izimfanelo zokudlulisa amasheya nezimfanelo zokwaba impahla uma ivalwa ngokusemthethweni noma isulwa. (4) IBhodi Elilulekayo kufanele— libheke isicelo; futhi lenze izincomo kuNgqongqoshe zokuba ngabe leyo ndawo ifanele ukuqokwa njengeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. (a) (b) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 (5) IBhodi Elilulekayo lingacela eminye imiqulu kofake isicelo ngenjongo 50 yokubheka isicelo. (6) Ngemuva kokubheka iziphakamiso zeBhodi Elilulekayo, uNgqongqoshe futhi ngemuva kokuxoxisana noNgqongqoshe wezeziMali— (a) angaqoka umkhakha owodwa weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ngesa- ziso kuSomqulu esihambisana nemibandela noma esingenayo imibandela; futhi 55 22 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 22 (b) must issue the applicant with a Special Economic Zone licence if the area is so designated. (7) Before designating an area as a Special Economic Zone, the Minister must— (a) publish his or her intention to do so in the Gazette for public comments; and (b) give the public 30 days to make written comments on his or her intention to 5 designate. Designation of Special Economic Zones 24. (1) Despite section 23, the Minister may, on his or her own accord, designate an area as a Special Economic Zone in pursuance of strategic national interests. (2) The Minister may prescribe different categories of Special Economic Zones, 10 which may include— (a) a free port; (b) a free trade zone; (c) (d) a sector development zone. (3) The Minister may prescribe— an industrial development zone; and (a) criteria and guidelines for the designation of each category of Special Economic Zones; and (b) conditions that may be imposed on each category of Special Economic Zones. (4) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister of Finance, prescribe the type of service and business that may be located in a Special Economic Zone in order to achieve the purpose of Special Economic Zones set out in section 4. (5) For the purposes of this section— (a) (b) (c) (d) ‘‘free port’’ means a duty free area adjacent to a port of entry where imported goods may be unloaded for value-adding activities within the Special Economic Zone for storage, repackaging or processing, subject to customs procedures; ‘‘free trade zone’’ means a duty free area offering storage and distribution facilities for value-adding activities within the Special Economic Zone for subsequent export; ‘‘port of entry’’ means a place designated as a place of entry for the control of vessels, aircraft, trains, vehicles, goods and persons entering the Republic; and ‘‘sector development zone’’ means a zone focused on the development of a specific sector or industry through the facilitation of general or specific industrial infrastructure, incentives, technical and business services primarily for the export market. Governance and management of Special Economic Zone 25. (1) Upon designation of an area as a Special Economic Zone, the licensee must— (a) establish an entity to manage the Special Economic Zone; and (b) provide the entity with the resources and means necessary to manage and operate the Special Economic Zone, including the transfer of ownership or control of the land comprising the area designated as a Special Economic Zone. (2) In the case of a national or provincial government or a public entity licensee, the entity must be established as a national government business enterprise or a provincial government business enterprise contemplated in section 1 of the Public Finance Management Act. (3) In the case of a municipality or municipal entity licensee, the entity must be established as a municipal entity contemplated in section 1 of the Municipal Systems Act. 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Umthetho weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, 2014 No. 37664 23 Ino. 16-Ka 2014 23 (b) kufanele akhiphele iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ilayisensi uma lowo mkhakha uqokiwe. (7) Ngaphambi kokuba kuqokwe iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile, uNgqongqoshe kufanele— (a) ashicilele ingongo yakhe wokwenza lokhi kuSomqulu ukuze umphakathi 5 uphawule; futhi (b) anikeze umphakathi izinsuku ezingama-30 ukuba uphawule ngenjongo yakho yokuqoka. Ukuqoka iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile 24. (1) Nakuba kunesigaba sama-23, uNgqongqoshe, ngokubona kwakhe, angaqoka indawo njengeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile ngokulandela amaqhinga enzuzo kazwelonke. (2) UNgqongqoshe anganquma imikhakha ehlukene yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile, engabandakanya— intuba yamahhala; indawo yokuhwebelana mahhala; indawo yokuthuthukisa izimboni; kanye (a) (b) (c) (d) nomkhakha wokuthuthukisa indawo. (3) UNgqongqoshe anganquma— 10 15 (a) inqubo nemihlahlendlela yokuqokwa komkhakha ngamunye weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile; kanye 20 (b) nemibandela engathweswa umkhakha ngamunye weziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile. (4) UNgqongqoshe, ngemuva kokuxoxisana noNgqongqoshe wezeziMali, anga- nquma umkhakha wosizo nebhizinisi okungabekwa eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ukuze kuzuzwe injongo yeziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile ebekwe esigabeni sesi-4. (5) Ngokwalesi sigaba— (a) (b) (c) (d) ‘‘intuba yamahhala’’ ichaza indawo engakhokhelwa ebhekene nentuba yokungena lapho impahla ingafakwa khona ukuze kutholokale inzuzo eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ukuze kuthuthwe, kugcinwe, kupakishwe kabusha noma kucutshungulwe, ngokulandela inqubo yasekhaya yokuhwebe- lana; ‘‘indawo yokuhweba mahhala’’ ichaza indawo yokuhwebelana mahhala enikezela ngezinsiza zokugcina nezokwabelana ngemisebenzi yokuzidlo- ndlobalisa eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile ethile ukuze kuthuthwe noma kuhwebelwane futhi nabangaphandle; ‘‘intuba yokungena’’ ichaza indawo eqokiwe ukuba kube indawo yokungena ukuze kulawulwe izitsha, amabhanoyi, izitimela izimoto, impahla nabantu abangena eRiphabhuliki; futhi ‘‘umkhakha wokuthuthukisa indawo’’ uchaza indawo egxile ukuthu- thukisa umkhakha othile ngokulawula ingqalasizinda ethile yezimboni, izibonelelo, nosizongqangi lwezobuchwepheshe nolwezamabhizinisi ezima- kethe zokuhwebelana ngaphandle. 25 30 35 40 Ukusingatha nokuphatha iziNdawo zoMnotho eziKhethekile 25. (1) Uma sekuqokwe indawo njengeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile, umnikazi 45 welayisensi kufanele— (a) asungule igatsha elizongamela iNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile; futhi (b) ahlinzekele igatsha ngezinsiza ezifanele nangosizo lokusingatha nokusebenza eNdaweni yoMnotho eKhethekile, kubalwa nokudluliswa kobunikazi noma ukulawula indawo ehlanganisa indawo eqokwe njengeNdawo yoMnotho eKhethekile. (2) Uma kuwuhulumeni kazwelonke noma wesifundazwe noma igatsha likahulu- meni, asungule leyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile njengemboni yezamabhizinisi kahulumeni kazwelonke noma njengemboni yezamabhizinisi kahulumeni esifunda- zweni njengoba kuveziwe esigabeni soku-1 se-Public Finance Management Act. (3) Uma kungumasipala noma kuyigatsha likamasipala, asungule leyo Ndawo yoMnotho eKhethekile njengegatsha likamasipala elivezwe esigabeni soku-1 se- Municipal Systems Act. 50 55 24 No. 37664 Act No. 16 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 24 (4) In the case of a public-private partnership licensee, the entity must be established as a company. (5) A licensee must appoint a Special Economic Zone Board which must be responsible for the efficient governance and management of the business affairs of that Special Economic Zone entity. (6) The Special Economic Zone Board must manage that Special Economic Zone entity— (a) (b) (c) in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act, if the licensee is national or provincial government or a public entity; in accordance with the Municipal Systems Act and the Municipal Finance Management Act, if the licensee is a municipality or municipal entity; or if the licensee is a public-private partnership— (i) at national or provincial government level, in accordance with regulation 16 of the National Treasury Regulations issued under the Public Finance Management Act and the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008); or (ii) at municipal level, in accordance with the provisions of section 120 of the Municipal Finance Management Act and any relevant regulations issued in terms of that Act. (7) The Minister must make regulations regarding the governance principles that must be complied with when an entity is established as envisaged in subsections (2), (3) and (4) respectively, including— the constitution of Special Economic Zone Boards; the term of Office of Special Economic Zone Board members; codes of conduct for Special Economic Zone Boards; and (a) (b) (c) (d) disclosure of interest by Special Economic Zone Board members. Strategic plan for Special Economic Zone 26. (1) The Special Economic Zone Board must develop and implement a strategic plan within the framework of the Special Economic Zones strategy contemplated in section 6 in order to achieve the mandate of, perform the functions of and comply with the conditions for that Special Economic Zone. (2) The strategic plan contemplated in subsection (1) must be reviewed on an annual basis and submitted to the Minister at least three months before the end of each financial year or at a later date determined by the Minister. (3) The Special Economic Zone Board must provide the Minister with such information and documentation as the Minister may reasonably require in connection with the affairs of that Special Economic Zone entity. Business and financial plan of Special Economic Zone 5 10 15 20 25 30 35