| (1) | The National Credit Regulator may apply to the Tribunal in the prescribed manner and form— |
| (a) | [Subsection (1)(a) deleted by section 110 of Act No. 4 of 2013] |
| (b) | to review the conduct of a sale of goods in terms of section 127 or the distribution of proceeds from such a sale; |
| (c) | for leave to bring a complaint directly before the Tribunal; or |
| (d) | for an order condoning late filing. |
| (1A) | The National Credit Regulator must refer applications for debt intervention that qualifies in terms of this Act, to the Tribunal in the prescribed manner and form. |
[Section 137(1A) inserted by section 22 of Notice No. 1081, GG 42649, dated 19 August 2019]
| (2) | A registrant, or applicant for registration, may file an application in terms of section 59 at any time within— |
| (a) | 20 business days after the National Credit Regulator makes the decision that is the subject of the application; or |
| (b) | such longer time as the Tribunal may allow on good cause shown. |
| (3) | A consumer or credit provider who has unsuccessfully attempted to resolve a dispute directly with the other party and through alternative dispute resolution in terms of section 134(4) may file an application contemplated in this Act at any time within— |
| (a) | 20 business days after the failure of the attempted alternative dispute resolution; or |
| (b) | such longer time as the Tribunal may allow on good cause shown. |
| (4) | The National Credit Regulator may intervene before the Tribunal in respect of any application contemplated in this section in which the National Credit Regulator is not already a party. |
