Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations Regarding Fees and Fines Payable to the South African Nursing Council8. Method of payment of fees and fines |
| (1) | Fees and fines may be paid to the Council— |
| (a) | by bank guaranteed cheque, credit card or debit card in person at the offices of the Council; |
| (b) | by cash or bank guaranteed cheque, deposited into the Council's bank account; |
| (c) | by Internet transfer or other electronic banking means, provided that the payment is made into the Council's bank account; or |
| (d) | by any other method made available by the Council from time to time. |
| (2) | In respect of any payment mentioned in subregulation (1), the correct Council account number of the person for whom or organisation for which the payment is made, must be supplied together with the transaction type code for the required service or services. |
| (3) | The Council will publish a list of the valid transaction type codes mentioned in subregulation (2) on its website, which may be revised from time to time according to the Council's requirements. |
| (4) | In the case of a bank deposit, the account number and transaction type code mentioned in subregulation (2) must be written in the place marked "Reference" on the deposit slip, In the case of Internet or other electronic payment systems, the reference number and transaction type code must be provided in the information which will appear on the Council's bank statement. |
| (5) | Payments that cannot be correctly allocated because of failure to comply with subregulations (1), (2), (3) or (4) will be regarded as not received in time if there is a deadline by which the payment is due. |
| (6) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these regulations, organisations wishing to make a single bulk payment other than those in respect of annual fees in respect of two or more persons must first contact the Council regarding the necessary arrangements to ensure that the payment is correctly allocated to the organisation and that the Council can correctly sub-allocate the various amounts to the persons for whom the payments are made. |
| (7) | Payments made in terms of paragraphs (b) and (c) of subregulation (1) will be considered to have been paid on time only if the item appears on the Council's bank statement with a transaction date before or on the due date for payment. No exceptions will be considered where transactions are dated after the due date. A person paying by Internet or other electronic banking must take into account the banking rules pertaining to the transaction date that will apply to such payment. |