Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations Regarding Fees and Fines Payable to the South African Nursing Council5. Annual fee |
| (1) | In terms of section 36(2) of the Act, in order to remain on the register following the first year of registration, practitioner must pay an annual fee in respect of each annual fee year; on receipt of which the Registrar will issue the practitioner with an annual practising certificate. |
| (2) | The due date for payment of the annual fee is 31 December in the year preceding the annual fee year and payment must reach the Council by this due date. |
| (3) | The annual fee may be paid from 1 July of the year preceding the annual fee year and payment will not be accepted before this date. |
| (4) | The Registrar will remove from the register the name of a practitioner— |
| (a) | whose annual fee has not been received by the Council by the due date mentioned in subregulation (2); and |
| (b) | who has not been granted voluntary removal of his/her name by the due date mentioned in subregulation (2). |
| (5) | The removal date of a practitioner removed in terms of subregulation (4) will be set to 1 January of the annual fee year and the reason for removal will be set to "nonpayment of annual fee". |
| (6) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulations (1), (2), (4) and (5), the annual fee is not payable during the 12 months following the date on which a practitioner is registered for the first time under the Act and in such a case— |
| (a) | the due date for payment of the annual fee will be the last day of the 12 month period and payment must reach the Council by this due date; and |
| (b) | the Registrar will remove from the register the name of a practitioner— |
| (i) | whose annual fee has not been received by the Council by the due date mentioned in paragraph (a); and |
| (ii) | who has not been granted voluntary removal of his/her name by the due date mentioned in paragraph (a). |
| (c) | the removal date of a practitioner removed in terms of paragraph (b) will be set to the day following the due date mentioned in paragraph (a) and the reason for removal will be set to "non-payment of annual fee". |
| (7) | A practitioner must pay the annual fee applicable to the category in which he/she is registered. A practitioner registered in more than one category pays only the highest applicable annual fee. |
| (8) | If, during the course of a year, a practitioner is restored to the register or is required to pay the annual fee for the first time, the full amount of the annual fee must be paid. |