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Precious Metals Act 37 of 2005 - gov.za document page

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Act 37 of 2005
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[Precious Metals Act 37 of 2005]() Keyword Document Type - Any -ActsBillsDraft billsConstitutionConstitutional amendmentsNoticesGreen papersWhite papersTendersAnnual reportsOther Subjects - Any -Agriculture: Animals and animal productsAgriculture: Departmental reportsAgriculture: Fertilizers, pests, feeds and remediesAgriculture: Food safety and researchAgriculture: Labour, conservation and financeAgriculture: Plant breeding and improvementAgriculture: PlantsAgriculture: Trade and marketingArts and cultureCensus and statisticsChildren, gender, women, youth and people with disabilitiesCooperative governance: Disaster managementCooperative governance: LocalCooperative governance: ProvincialCooperative governance: TraditionalDefenceEducation: Adult, early childhood, continuingEducation: Departmental reportsEducation: Qualification standardsEducation: SchoolsEducation: Skills developmentEducation: Standards bodiesEducation: UniversitiesElectionsEnvironment: Air quality and weatherEnvironment: Biodiversity and conservationEnvironment: Departmental reportsEnvironment: Fishery, coasts and oceansEnvironment: ForestryEnvironment: Waste and chemicalsFinance: Accounting and auditingFinance: Banking and currencyFinance: Customs and exciseFinance: Financial marketsFinance: Financial servicesFinance: InsuranceFinance: Negotiable instrumentsFinance: Public financeFinance: RevenueFinance: Salaries and pensionsFinance: TaxForeign AffairsHealth: Departmental reportsHealth: Medical professionsHealth: Medical schemesHealth: Medicine, laboratories and pharmaciesHealth: Public healthHome affairsHousingJustice: Constitutional issuesJustice: Correctional servicesJustice: Human rightsJustice: Legal issuesLabour: Bargaining councilsLabour: Departmental reportsLabour: Dispute resolutionLabour: Employers' organisationsLabour: Employment equity and conditionsLabour: Occupational health and safetyLabour: Trade unionsLabour: UnemploymentLandMediaMinerals and energy: Electricity, nuclear and petroleumMinerals and energy: Mining and mineralsPostal affairsPublic enterprisesPublic servicePublic worksSafety and securityScience and technologySocial developmentSportTelecommunicationsTourismTrade and industry: CompaniesTrade and industry: CompetitionTrade and industry: Consumer protection, fair tradeTrade and industry: CooperativesTrade and industry: Departmental reportsTrade and industry: Economy, empowerment and investmentTrade and industry: Industrial developmentTrade and industry: International tradeTrade and industry: Patents, designs and copyrightTrade and industry: Regulated industriesTrade and industry: Weights, measures and standardsTransport: AirTransport: LandTransport: SeaWater Start Date End Date # Precious Metals Act 37 of 2005 Files | Attachment | Size | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | | [a37-050.pdf](/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a37-050.pdf) | 247.42 KB | 37 of 2005 The Precious Metals Act 37 of 2005 intends: - to provide for the acquisition, possession, smelting, refining, beneficiation, use and disposal of precious metals; 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