Police call for business registration renewal
Attention second-hand goods and pawn brokers, SAPS calls for the renewal of their business registration to help curb crime.
THE SOUTH African Police Service, in its effort to curb the sale of stolen property by reducing the market, is calling upon dealers of second-hand goods and pawn brokers to apply for the renewal of their business registration.
During the release of the latest crime statistics, aggravated robberies were highlighted as one of the problematic crimes.
Another area of concern was cable theft. This crime has serious implications for the electrical and telecommunications infrastructure, which impacts on service delivery.
Every person who deals in second-hand goods has to apply to be registered under the provisions of the Second Hand Goods Act, 2009 (Act No 6 of 2009). The Act came into effect on April 30, 2012.
All second-hand goods dealers who registered from May 2012 onwards must note that the five-year registration period is expiring. Registration to continue dealing in second-hand goods must be renewed.
The following process is applicable to all existing, registered second-hand goods dealers who must renew their registration:
- An application for renewal of registration must be made in terms of section 11 of the Act no more than 180 days and no less than 90 days before the expiry date of the existing registration.
- An application for renewal of registration must be made at the designated second-hand goods officer at the police station in which area the business is currently registered.
- A renewal application must be made on an SAPS 601(e) form: Application for Renewal as an SHG Dealer/Recycler. This form must be accompanied by all relevant supporting documents. A checklist is available on the SAPS’s website: www.saps.gov.za.
- A renewal application may only be granted if the dealer/recycler shows that they still comply with the requirements of registration in terms of the Act.
- If an SAPS 601(e) renewal application has been lodged within the prescribed period, the registration remains valid until the SAPS 601(e) renewal application is decided on and a new Certificate of Registration has been issued.
- Should a registered second-hand goods dealer decide not to apply for renewal, their registration will terminate upon the expiry date of the current Registration Certificate. They will not be allowed to continue dealing in second-hand goods. Not applying for renewal within the registered timeframe will be regarded as an immediate termination of registration.
- An application for the renewal of registration is free of charge.
Dealers and the community can access the following website: www.saps.gov.za for more information on the Act, as well as relevant application forms and other related material.
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