Government Gazette Vol. Comments must be received on or before 10 April 2000.
Equality includes the full and equal enjoyment of all rights and freedoms.
To promote the achievement of equality, legislative and other measures designed to protect or advance persons, or categories of persons, disadvantaged by unfair discrimination may be taken. The state may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth. This Act shall apply to all financial institutions within the Republic of South Africa which advance credit to persons, with the security of a registered mortgage bond, for the purposes of a home loan. An office called the Office of Disclosure to be situated within the Department is hereby established. The members of the Office are to be appointed on the basis of their experience, expertise and specific competence in matters related to banking, housing finance and investment, community economics and civil rights.