• National Payment System Act, 1998 (Act No. 78 of 1998)
  • Introduction
  • 1. Definitions
  • 2. Powers and duties of Reserve Bank regarding payment system
  • 3. Payment system management body
  • 4. Objects and rules of payment system management body
  • 4A. Designated settlement systems
  • 5. Settlement provision
  • 6. Clearing provisions and designated clearing system participants
  • 6A. Effectiveness and efficiency of the National Payment System
  • 7. Payments to third persons
  • 8. Curatorship, judicial management or liquidation
  • 9. Utilisation of assets provided as security
  • 10. Information
  • 11. Settlement of disputes
  • 12. Directives by Reserve Bank
  • 13. Retention of records
  • 13A. Application for court order
  • 14. Penalties
  • 15. Review of Act
  • 16. Short title
• Notices
  • Designation of the South African Post Office Limited, a Postal Company contemplated in Section 3(1) of the Post Office Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958) which conducts the business of a bank through its Postbank Division, referred to in Section 51 of the Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998), as a Designated Clearing System Participant
    • Notice No. 315 of 2011
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Background of the Proposed Designated Clearing System Participant
    • 3. Designation
    • 4. Conditions
  • Designation of Retail Assist (Pty) Limited
    • Notice No. 603 of 2020
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Background of the proposed designated clearing system participant
    • 3. Designation
    • 4. Conditions
  • Revocation of the Designation of the South African Post Office Limited, a Postal Company contemplated in Section 3(1) of the Post Office Act 44 of 1958, which previously conducted the business of a Bank through its Postbank Division, as a Designated Clearing System Participant
    • Notice No. R. 1241 of 2020
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Background
    • 3. Revocation
  • Designation of South African Postbank SOC Limited as a Designated Clearing System Participant
    • Notice No. R. 1242 of 2020
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Background of the proposed designated clearing system participant
    • 3. Designation
    • 4. Conditions
  • Directive in respect of Cybersecurity and Cyber-Resilience within the National Payment System
    • Notice No. 4835 of 2024
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Background
    • 3. Purpose
    • 4. Application of this directive
    • 5. Directive
    • 6. Supervision and compliance monitoring
    • 7. Effective date and non-compliance
    • 8. Conclusion
  • Directive in respect of issuing of Electronic Funds Transfer Credit Payment instructions on behalf of the payer in the National Payment System
    • Notice No. 5550 of 2024
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Background
    • 3. Purpose
    • 4. Scope of this directive
    • 5. Directive
    • 6. Supervision and compliance monitoring
    • 7. Effective date and non-compliance
    • 8. Conclusion