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OF  2021      NOTICE 266 OF 2021    PUBLICATION  OF   EXPLANATORY SUMMARY  OF   THE HOUSING CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL,  2021     1.  Notice    is    hereby    given    in    terms    of    Rule    159(1)(b)    of    the    Joint    Rules    of    Parliament,    the     National Assembly that the Minister of  Human   Settlements, Water  and   Sanitation  intends    to   introduce  the    Housing   Consumer Protection  Bi11,2021,    in   the National Assembly.   2.  The    explanatory    summary    of    the    Bill   is  hereby    published   in  accordance    with    Rule     276(1)(c) of  the    Rules    of   the National Assembly.   The  Bill    repeals    the   current Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act (Act  No.    95   of  1998)    (    "the   Act  ").    Since    the   promulgation of  the   Act  on    4    June    1999,   the National  Home    Builders   Registration Council ("the Council  ")    has   identified  a   number of challenges  with     certain key provisions of  the    Act,   which  impacted   negatively  on    the   efficient execution of  the   Council's mandate. The  said   challenges, inter  alia,   relate to inadequate protection of   housing consumers, the transformation of the industry,  the    high    risk   of litigation,  the   inadequate enforcement  powers,   the ineffective alternative dispute resolution  mechanism     and the excessive  turnaround    time    of    the    current    enforcement    procedures.     To  this    end,    the    Bill   seeks  to   ensure adequate protection of  housing   consumers  and   effective regulation of  the    home    building   industry  by,   inter  alia,   strengthening the regulatory mechanisms; expanding  the   protection  to    housing   consumers; introducing effective   enforcement tools and prescribing appropriate penalties /sanctions  to   deter  non   -compliance by home builders.  In   addition, the  Bill   creates  an   enabling environment  for    new    entrants    into   the  home    building   industry through the introduction of contractual provisions  to    ensure   their sustainability  in   the market.   The economic transformation  of   the industry  is    also   addressed by  the   introduction of provisions  such    as   the warranty fund surplus  which    can    be    utilised   towards  human   settlements' developmental programmes,  and   to provide for  matters   connected  therewith.     3.  A    copy    of    the   Bill  can   be  found    on    the    websites    of    the    National    Department    at    and    that    of    the    Parliamentary    Monitoring    Group    at     http / /www.pmg.org.za  and,   after introduction, may also  be    obtained    from     Government     Printers  Cape  Town    (Telephone    number    (021) 465- 7531).   This 

Housing Consumer Protection Bill, 2021: Publication of Explanatory Summary of the Housing Consumer Protection Bill, 2021