1. Definitions

In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise –

“bank restricted stock account” means a bank restricted stock account as defined in the exchange rules;

[Definition of “bank restricted stock account” inserted by section 153 of Act 22 of 2012 effective on 1 January 2013]

“close corporation” means a “corporation” as defined in section 1 of the Close Corporation Act, 1984 (Act No. 69 of 1984);

“closing price” means the closing price, on the date of the transaction or other manner of acquisition of a listed security, at which that security was traded on the exchange on which it is listed, as determined by that exchange on each day on which trade in that security occurs on that exchange: Provided that where the security was not traded on the date of the transaction or other manner of acquisition, the closing price of that security must be regarded as being the closing price on the last business day, preceding the date of the transaction or other manner of acquisition, on which that security was traded on that exchange;

“collateral arrangement” means any arrangement in terms of which-

(a)     a person (hereafter the transferor) transfers a listed share or any bond issued by the government of the Republic in the national or local sphere or any sphere of government of any country other than the Republic if that bond is listed on a recognised exchange as defined in paragraph 1 of the Eighth Schedule to the Income Tax Act to another person (hereafter the transferee) for the purposes of providing security in respect of an amount owed by the transferor to the transferee;

(b)     the transferor can demonstrate that the arrangement was not entered into for the purposes of the avoidance of tax and was not entered into for the purposes of keeping any position open for more than 24 months;

(c)     that transferee in return contractually agrees in writing to deliver an identical share, as defined in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, or any bond issued by the government of the Republic in the national or local sphere or any sphere of government of any country other than the Republic that is listed on a recognised exchange as defined in paragraph 1 of the Eighth Schedule to the Income Tax Act to that transferor within a period of 24 months from the date of transfer of that listed share or bond from the transferor to the transferee;

(d)     that transferee is contractually required to compensate that transferor for any distributions in respect of the listed share (or any other share that is substituted for that listed share in terms of an arrangement that is announced and released as a corporate action as contemplated in the JSE Limited Listings Requirements in the SENS (Stock Exchange News Service) as defined in the JSE Limited Listings Requirements) or a corporate action as contemplated in the listings requirements of any other exchange, licenced under the Financial Markets Act, that are substantially the same as the requirements prescribed by the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, where that corporate action complies with the applicable requirements of that exchange or any bond issued by the government of the Republic in the national or local sphere or any sphere of government of any country other than the Republic that is listed on a recognised exchange as defined in paragraph 1 of the Eighth Schedule to the Income Tax Act, which that transferor would have been entitled to receive during that period had that arrangement not been entered into; and

[Paragraph(d) substituted by section 76(a) of Act 34 of 2019]

(e)     that arrangement does not affect the transferor’s benefits or risks arising from fluctuations in the market value of that listed share (or any other share that is substituted for that listed share in terms of an arrangement that is announced and released as a corporate action as contemplated in the JSE Limited Listings Requirements in the SENS (Stock Exchange News Service) as defined in the JSE Limited Listings Requirements) or a corporate action as contemplated in the listings requirements of any other exchange, licenced under the Financial Markets Act, that are substantially the same as the requirements prescribed by the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, where that corporate action complies with the applicable requirements of that exchange or any bond issued by the government of the Republic in the national or local sphere or any sphere of government of any country other than the Republic that is listed on a recognised exchange as defined in paragraph 1 of the Eighth Schedule to the Income Tax Act,

[Paragraph(e) substituted by section 76(a) of Act 34 of 2019]

but does not include an arrangement where the transferee-

(i)      has not transferred the identical share or bond contemplated in paragraph (b) to the transferor within the period referred to in that paragraph unless such failure to return such identical share or bond is due to an arrangement that is announced and released as a corporate action as contemplated in the JSE Limited Listings Requirements in the SENS (Stock Exchange News Service) as defined in the JSE Limited Listings Requirements or a corporate action as contemplated in the listings requirements of any other exchange, licenced under the Financial Markets Act, that are substantially the same as the requirements prescribed by the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, where that corporate action complies with the applicable requirements of that exchange; or

(ii)     has subsequently transferred the listed share or bond contemplated in paragraph (a), in a manner other than a transfer contemplated in paragraphs (a) to (e), unless the listed share or bond is transferred for purposes of-

(aa)   a repurchase agreement entered into with the South African Reserve Bank as contemplated in section 10(1)(j) of the South African Reserve Bank Act, 1989 (Act 90 of 1989);

(bb)   complying with Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act, 1956 (Act 24 of 1956); or

(cc)   securing overnight cash placement in order to comply with the Basel III Supervisory Framework for measuring and controlling large exposures;

[Definition of “collateral arrangement” inserted by section 137(1)(a) of Act 25 of 2015, substituted by section 90(1)(a) of Act 15 of 2016 and by section 90(1)(a) of Act 17 of 2017 and amended by section 76(b) of Act 34 of 2019 and by section 56(1) of Act 20 of 2021 with effect from 1 January, 2023 and applicable in respect of any collateral arrangements entered into on or after that date]

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service;

“company” means any corporation, or company incorporated, established or formed by or under any law;

“exchange” means an “exchange” as defined in section 1 of the Financial Markets Act and licensed under section 9 of that Act;

[Definition of “exchange” substituted by section 110 of Act 43 of 2014 effective on 3 June 2013]

“exchange rules” means the exchange rules as defined in section 1 of the Financial Markets Act or an exchange directive contemplated in section 17(2)(z) of that Act;

[Definition of “exchange rules” inserted by section 153 of Act 22 of 2012 effective on 1 January 2013 and substituted by section 110 of Act 43 of 2014 effective on 3 June 2013]

“Financial Markets Act” means the Financial Markets Act, 2012 (Act No. 19 of 2012);

[Definition of “Financial Markets Act” inserted by section 110 of Act 43 of 2014 effective on 3 June 2013]