Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017)Chapter 14 : OmbudsPart 4 : General provisions216. Suspension of time barring terms |
Receipt of a complaint by a financial sector regulator, the Ombud Council or an ombud suspends any applicable time barring terms, whether in terms of an agreement or any law, or the running of prescription in terms of the Prescription Act, 1969 (Act No. 68 of 1969), for the period from the receipt of the complaint until the complaint has either been withdrawn or finally determined.
[Section 216 to take effect on 1 April 2020, per Notice No. 1130 of 2019, GG 42677, dated 30 August 2019]