Debt Collectors Act, 1998 (Act No. 114 of 1998)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Debt Collectors, 2003

4. Certificate of registration

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(1)The Council shall issue a certificate of registration which corresponds substantially with Form 3 of Annexure A to every person registered as a debt collector.

 

(2)A person registered as a debt collector shall—
(a)prominently display his or her certificate of registration in his or her office;
(b)indicate the number of his or her certificate of registration on all correspondence; and
(c)produce proof of registration on request of any person approached by him or her in the performance of his or her functions as a debt collector.

 

(3)The Council may, under the circumstances it deems fit and upon receipt of—
(a)a written request of a registered debt collector; and
(b)payment of a fee of R100,

issue a duplicate certificate of registration to the debt collector.

[Regulation 4(3) substituted by section 4(a) of Notice R1623 of 2003]

 

(4)A certificate of registration issued in terms of this regulation remains the property of the Council.

[Regulation 4(4) substituted by section 4(b) of Notice R1623 of 2003]