 You may appeal if your application to register as a natural scientist is turned down
Description
You may lodge an appeal to the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) if your application to register as a natural scientist has not been successful. The appeal against the decision of the Council must be lodged within 30 days and is subject to the payment of the prescribed fees.
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Steps to follow
- Contact the Council within 30 days from the day of receipt of the refusal and you will be advised on what to do.
- You can also submit a letter of appeal to the Council within 30 days.
- The letter should be accompanied by the prescribed fee which will be determined by the Council.
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Legal framework
(Documents are provided in PDF format. To open PDF documents, you need to
have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on
your computer.)
Natural Scientific Professions Act, 2003 (Act 27 of
2003)
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Service standard
- The Council will at least within 60 days from the date of the receipt of the appeal, decide on the appeal and provide you with reasons for its decision.
- If an appeal lies against the refusal of a committee to renew the registration of a registered person, your registration may not be cancelled until the appeal has been decided.
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Cost
You will be notified of the prescribed fees on application.
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Contact details Postal address: Private Bag X540, SILVERTON, 0127
Physical address: Third Floor, Council for Geoscience Buildings, 280 Pretoria Road, SILVERTON.
Telephone: (012) 841 1075
Fax: (012) 841 1057
Web page: www.sacnasp.org.za E-mail: sarnap@geoscience.org.za |