Second-Hand Goods Act, 2009 (Act No. 6 of 2009)RegulationsRegulations for Dealers and Recyclers, 201210. Report of false information or stolen goods |
(1) | A dealer or recycler reporting an incident as contemplated in section 22(1) of the Act, must retain any photographic or other evidence regarding the person providing the false information or the suspected stolen goods. |
(2) | A police official to whom the incident contemplated in subregulation (1) is reported, must immediately upon receiving such report make an entry into the applicable occurrence book of the police station where that official is stationed and allocate a serial number to such entry. |
(3) | The police official must supply the person making the report with the serial number allocated to the relevant occurrence book entry, provided that a person making the report telephonically may request the police member to supply that serial number telephonically to him or her. |
(4) | In the event that a dealer or recycler is of the opinion that a person who offers for sale cable consisting of controlled metal of which the cover has been burnt, has a reasonable explanation for the burnt cover, that dealer or recycler must note such explanation in the acquisition register. |