electrical contractor registration

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Is this a valid email or a hoax? Any one else received this, or rather everyone?, and how can the ecb change the law, which states that we are valid for a 12 month period?



Dear ,

THE ECB IS STILL THE DEPARTMENT of LABOUR’S OFFICIALY APPOINTED CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION BODY. CONTRACTORS ARE STILL REQUIRED TO REGISTER ANNUALLY.
The cost is as before R 120-00 plus R 100-00 admin fee.

As part of our ongoing plan to improve our service levels we have decided to stagger the registration dates throughout the year rather than bunch them all around the Feb/Mar period. This will have the effect that the fee due may vary as you may have to pay for more than or less than a 12 month period. This change will be for this first re-registration only, thereafter it will be on the same date each year thereafter.

In addition, if you have not paid for the previous year or years, you will have to pay back as you would have been operating illegally, or if you claim that you were not trading for those years since you last registered, you are required to supply a sworn affidavit to that effect.

As a result your companies annual registration date has moved to 31/1/2011. This in turn means that your registration fee for the period between your old registration renewal date of 19/3/2010 and this new date is R180.00 (calculated as the number of months between the dates x registration fee per annum/12 rounded to the nearest R10).

We are in the process of implementing an online credit card payment facility (to further enhance the service levels) however in the meantime could we ask you to assist us with the phasing in of this new process by making payment of this fee via EFT in the bank account detailed below.
Bank: First National Bank
Branch Name: Festival Mall
Branch Code: 231433
Account Name: Electrical Contracting Board of SA
Account Number: 55030019349
In addition to this we have also extended the roll out of our on-line facilities for each company to register and maintain their company records online. In order to complete your registration please click here.
We trust that these changes will continue to make your business processes simpler and welcome your comments on info@ecbsa.co.za
Kind Regards
ECB Chairperson
Tony McDonald