OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open during April 2026 onwards)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open during April 2026 onwards)

• 31 March 2026
• Opportunities for Public Comment
• SA Legal Academy

The list below features key national government proposals and new legislation still open for public comment during April 2026 and beyond.

Please note:

• the documents are listed according to the date by which input should be received, beginning with deadlines scheduled to expire first
• input deadlines are indicated in parenthesis next to each document
• each link provided takes readers to a summary with the source document/s
• where the original deadline has been extended, the date is highlighted in yellow
• where the original deadline has been brought forward, the date is emboldened in red
• the list is updated throughout the month, with new opportunities highlighted in blue
• expired opportunities for comment are only removed at the month-end

Full list:

• draft amendments to International Trade Administration Act (3 April 2026)
• draft South African Geographical Names Council Amendment Bill (5 April 2026)
• draft amendments to Banks Act regulations (10 April 2026)
• draft waste management registration, licensing exemption regulations (10 April 2026)
• draft regulatory amendments under the Intergovernmental Relations Act (12 April 2026)
• draft Prevention & Combatting of Corrupt Activities Amendment Bill (12 April 2026)
• draft directive on issuer special purpose institution reporting requirements (13 April 2026)
• South African Post Office reserved postal services licence renewal (23 April 2026)
• Special 2025/26 Appropriation Bill (24 April 2026)
• draft policy direction on broadband network and services deployment (25 April 2026)
• draft Bill proposing repeal of constitutional right to self-determination (26 April 2026)
• draft regulations on water use during hydraulic fracturing (28 April 2026)
• draft directive on bank liquidity assessment reporting requirements (30 April 2026)
• capital markets: draft benchmarks framework proposals (6 May 2026)
• revised One-Stop Border Post Bill (7 May 2026)
• proposed amendments to Accounting Standards Board asset and liability measurement requirements (8 May 2026)
• draft code of good practice for tourism short-term rentals (12 May 2026)
• draft capital requirements for non-bank over-the counter derivatives (12 May 2026)
• draft Protected Disclosures Bill (14 May 2026)
• draft Natural Scientific Professions Bill (15 May 2026)
• criminal law review discussion papers (15 May 2026)
• capital markets: draft short sales reporting and disclosure requirements (15 May 2026)
• draft consumer-focused financial education policy (15 May 2026)
• Public Procurement Act, draft tribunal regulations (16 May 2026)
• draft White Paper on Jibar-ZARONIA transition tax implications (21 May 2026)
• draft regulations on learner pregnancy management (24 May 2026)
• Preservation & Development of Agricultural Land Act draft regulations (26 May 2026)
• capital markets: market infrastructures conduct proposals (26 May 2026)
• draft amendment to Magistrates’ Courts rule on sale in execution (29 May 2026)
• draft public disclosures standard for insurance industry (29 May 2026)
• revised school history curriculum proposals  (30 May 2026)
• draft Employment Equity Amendment Bill (30 May 2026)
• draft regulations on the rapid deployment of electronic communications infrastrcture (1 June 2026)
• input for Competition Commission regulatory review (5 June 2026)
• draft policy on artificial intelligence (10 June 2026) (on 26 April 2027, government media mouthpiece SAnews reported that the draft policy has been withdrawn)
• draft regulations on cross-border capital flows (10 June 2026)
• draft Prevention of Illegal Eviction from & Unlawful Occupation of Land Amendment Bill (15 June 2026)
• Public Procurement Act draft general regulations (15 June 2026)
• draft national rail master plan (no deadline provided) 

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