Construction Industry Development Board Act, 2000 (Act No. 38 of 2000)Chapter Three : Register of Contractors18. Unregistered contractors |
| (1) | A contractor may not undertake, carry out or complete any construction works or portion thereof for public sector contracts, awarded in terms of competitive tender or quotation, unless he or she is registered with the Board and holds a valid registration certificate issued by the Board. |
| (2) | Any contractor who carries out or attempts to carry out any construction works or portion thereof under a public sector contract and who is not a registered contractor of the Board in terms of this Act, is guilty of an offence and liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding ten per cent of the value of the contract so carried out. |
| (3) | A contractor referred to in subsection (2) must, upon receipt of a written notice by the Board served on him or her in the prescribed manner, cease to continue any public sector construction work. |
| (4) | A contractor who receives a notice referred to in subsection (3), during the currency of a contract, may be permitted to complete the construction works or portion thereof, as determined by the Board. |