| (1) | If the registrar is satisfied that the sector and area within which a council is representative does not coincide with the registered scope of the council, the registrar, acting independently or in response to an application from the council may vary the registered scope of the council. |
| (2) | The provisions of section 29 apply, read with the changes required by the context, to a variation in terms of this section. |
| (3) | Despite subsection (2), if within the stipulated period no material objection is lodged to any notice published by the registrar in terms of section 29(3), the registrar— |
| (i) | may vary the registered scope of the council; |
| (ii) | may issue a certificate specifying the scope of the council as varied; and |
| (iii) | need not comply with the procedure prescribed by section 29. |
[Section 58(3) inserted by section 15 of Act No. 12 of 2002]
