CIVILIAN SECRETARIAT FOR THE POLICE SERVICE: STOCK THEFT, 2ND-HAND GOODS BILLS OUT FOR COMMENT

CIVILIAN SECRETARIAT FOR THE POLICE SERVICE: STOCK THEFT, 2ND-HAND GOODS BILLS OUT FOR COMMENT

• 02 October 2026
• Safety and Security
• SA Legal Academy

The Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service has gazetted notices calling for input by 2 November 2026 on two proposed new pieces of legislation:

• a draft Second-hand Goods Amendment Bill, and
• a draft Stock Theft Amendment Bill.

According to the notice concerned, among other things the draft Second-hand Goods Amendment Bill seeks to:

• facilitate access to a valid business visa by any qualifying foreigner intending to register as a dealer
• ensure that jewellers ‘do not acquire unwrought metal directly from unlicensed producers’
• enable persons under the age 18 years to pawn goods, subject to authorisation
• exempt non-profit organisations registered under the 1997 Non-profit Organisations Act from certain provisions in the principal statute, and
• close gaps in the prevailing legislation regarding:
  • registration requirements
  • obligations under the 2013 Protection of Personal Information Act
  • auctioneers dealing in second-hand goods
  • vehicle-related microdot particulars
  • second-hand communication equipment
  • routine inspections, and
  • search and seizure.

The draft Stock Theft Amendment Bill seeks to:

• align the 1959 Act with constitutional imperatives and technological developments
• further regulate the possession, ownership and movement of livestock within South Afra’s borders, and
• futureproof the Act by providing for the more effective monitoring of the conveyance and transportation of stolen stock and produce.

Please click the links below for more information:

• Government Gazette notice on draft Second-hand Goods Amendment Bill
• draft Bill
• draft Stock Theft Amendment Bill with covering notice

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