REGULATIONS GOING AHEAD – CIC

MANZINI – Much against the ‘demand’ to halt the process of passing the contentious Construction Industry Council Regulations by contractors, CIC is adamant the approval process will go ahead.

This message ought to have been communicated by Chairman of the Swaziland Contractors Association (SCA) Masotsha Mabuza.
However, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) was called off before he could address the over 100 contractors who crammed The George Hotel auditorium.
This was following advice from Attorney Lucky Howe in accordance with the association’s constitution since members did not form a quorum.

The statement, which has been obtained by the Business Desk, reiterated the official position of SCA reached a month with regard to the regulations.
In a nutshell, Mabuza intended to state that the position of SCA was that regulations should be suspended with a view to first focus on the review of the Construction Industry Act of 2013.

The call for suspension was on the strength that fundamental aspects of the act were inconsistent with the aspirations of SCA membership, which have a negative bearing on the proposed regulations.
Mabuza intended to inform membership that this position was communicated with both the CIC and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

“Having been optimistic that our plea would be given the due consideration it deserved, I am disappointed to mention that we received formal feedback from CIC just yesterday (Wednesday), that they intend proceeding with the exercise. This is another very important issue we call on the incoming Board to take up as a matter of urgency,” mentioned Mabuza.

CIC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nhlanhla Dlamini confirmed that correspondence to the effect that the process of approving the regulations was going ahead had been communicated to the association.
He mentioned that the draft regulations were currently with the office of the Attorney General (AG) for collation prior to being tabled before the incoming Parliament yet to be elected since the 10th Parliament was disbanded.

Dlamini emphasised that in the meantime, they were still open to submissions from stakeholders who may want to have an input on the draft regulations.
He further disclosed that just in the same way they had accepted submissions from SCA and also handed them over to the AG’s office for inclusion in the draft, they were also welcome to submissions from other concerned parties.

Without being precise to which provisions of the act are flawed, Dlamini conceded that there was a need for the act to be amended as recommended by SCA.

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