I have been going through COC's dating back to 2005 and the COC Annexure 1 is pretty similar ... there have been some changes but they are minor.

Note 1 : This certificate is not valid unless all the sections have been completed correctly and the test report in the format approved by the chief inspector is attached.

The test report on the other hand has changed ... a lot.

I recently got my hands on documents purchased from the ECA ... number system NM ... and I received a COC/test report for a property sold 1 months ago ... it is not the same.

The NM test report has (To SANS 10142-1) and NMR document has (To SANS 10142-1 clause 7.16) and the test report is not the same.

Section 2/3 and 4 are different.

My question is ... which format is the correct one approved by the chief inspector ... the reason I ask is people seem adamant that the old 4 pages COC/test report is no longer valid ... yet the "single page ... both sides" is not even the same.