• National Small Business Act, 1996 (Act No. 102 of 1996)
    • Notice No. 1901 of 1996
    • Act
    • Chapter 1: Definitions
      • 1. Definitions
      • 1A. Application of Act
    • Chapter 2: Minister's power to facilitate and establish Advisory Body
      • 2. Minister's powers to facilitate and establish Advisory Body
      • 3. Minister's duty to determine Constitution of Advisory Body
      • 4.  Report of Advisory Body
    • Chapter 3: Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency
      • 9. Establishment and shareholder of Agency
      • 10. Objectives of Agency
      • 11. Shareholder powers and duties
      • 12. Material or persistent failure to meet objectives and targets
      • 13. Agency's powers and functions
      • 14. Role, functions and duties of Agency Board
      • 15. Finances of Agency
      • 16. Composition of Board
      • 17. Board committees
      • 17A. Standards of director conduct
      • 17B. Reporting
      • 17C. Audit of Agency
    • Chapter 3A: Dispute Resolution Mechanism
      • 17D. Establishment of Office of Small Enterprise Ombud Service
      • 17E. Objective of Office
      • 17F. Appointment of Ombud and deputy Ombud
      • 17G. Powers and functions of Ombud
      • 17H. Receipt of complaints
      • 17I. Prescription of complaints
      • 17J. Jurisdiction for complaints
      • 17K. Resolution of complaints
      • 17L. Investigation
      • 17M. Determination by Ombud
      • 17N. Staff of Office
      • 17O. Delegation by Ombud, deputy Ombud and director
      • 17P. Funding of Office
      • 17Q. Accountability
      • 17R. Disestablishment and liquidation of Office
      • 17S. Regulations applicable to Ombud
      • 17T. Record-keeping
      • 17U. Annual Report of Ombud
      • 17V. Penalties
      • 17W. Promotion of stakeholder education
      • 17X. Promotion of inter-agency co-ordination and collaboration
      • 17Y. Unfair trading practices
    • Chapter 4: General Provisions
      • 18. Determination of guidelines
      • 19. National Review of Small Enterprises
      • 20. Regulations and amendment of Schedule
      • 21. Repeal of laws
      • 22. Short title and commencement
    • Transitional arrangements
    • Schedule
      • [Repealed] Schedule
      • Laws Amended (Section 9)
  • Proclamations
    • Commencement of certain sections of the National Small Enterprise Amendment Act 21 of 2024
      • Proclamation Notice 190 of 2024
    • Commencement of Section 8 of the National Small Enterprise Amendment Act 21 of 2024
      • Proclamation Notice 314 of 2026