Tourism Act 1993 (Act No. 72 of 1993)Regulations in respect of Tourist Guides5. Code of conduct and ethics |
| 1) | A draft code of conduct and ethics must be drafted by the National Registrar, after consultation as required by section 21C of the Act and after consultations with the registrars, tourist guide trainers and THETA. |
| 2) | The draft code of conduct and ethics referred to in sub-regulation (I) must then be forwarded to the following parties for their recommendations and input: |
| a) | National Tourism Bodies and Authorities; |
| b) | South African Tourism; |
| c) | Provincial Tourism Authorities; |
| d) | National and Provincial Tourist Guides Associations; |
| e) | The Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA); |
| f) | Tourist Guide Trainers; and |
| g) | Tourist Guides. |
| 3) | Consultations with the parties must also take place through a workshop that must be convened once a draft code has been drawn up through inputs received. |
| 4) | Comments in respect of the draft code of conduct and ethics must be submitted in writing to the National Registrar, who must duly consider the comments before preparing a text for public comment. |
| 5) | The code of conduct and ethics must then be published for public comment. A period of one month must be allowed for comments, which must be duly considered by the National Registrar. |
| 6) | The final code of conduct and ethics must then be published in the Gazette. Copies of the final code of conduct and ethics must then be forwarded to the provincial registrars, to be signed by all registered guides in South Africa as confirmation of their commitment to abide by the code. |