Debt Collectors Act, 1998 (Act No. 114 of 1998)23. Regulations |
| a) | regarding any matter required or permitted to be prescribed in terms of this Act; |
| b) | regarding generally, all matters which are reasonably necessary or expedient to be prescribed in order to achieve the objects of this Act. |
| 2) | Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), the Minister may, after consultation with the Council, make regulations– |
| a) | prescribing the fees payable by a debt collector to the Council in terms of section 13(1), and the periods within which those fees are payable; |
| b) | prescribing the circumstances under which a debt collector shall not be bound to pay an amount referred to in section 13(1); |
| c) | regarding the training of debt collectors; |
| d) | regarding the recusal of members of committees referred to in section 15(2); |
| e) | regarding the remuneration, rights, duties and powers of a curator bonis appointed under section 20(8); and |
| f) | regarding the powers and duties of the Master of the High Court when appointing a curator bonis in terms of section 20(8). |
| 3) | Any regulation made under subsection (1) may provide that any person who contravenes a provision thereof or fails to comply therewith shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction be liable to a fine, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months. |