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other property, until such time as the mortgagee ceases to be in possession of that land or other property, be deemed, to the extent that the mortgagee carries on such enterprise, to be a vendor.
54 Agents and auctioneers
(1) For the purposes of this Act, where an agent makes a supply of goods or services for and on behalf of any other person who is the principal of that agent, that supply shall be deemed to be made by that principal and not by that agent: Provided that, where that supply is a taxable supply and that agent is a vendor, the agent may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, issue a tax invoice or a credit note or a debit note in relation to such supply as if the agent had made a taxable supply, and to the extent that that tax invoice or credit note or debit note relates to that supply, the principal shall not also issue a tax invoice or a credit note or a debit note, as the case may be: Provided further that where an agent issues a tax invoice on behalf of a principal, such tax invoice must be issued within 21 days of the date of that supply by that agent.
[Further proviso added by s. 102 (1) (a) of Act 43 of 2014 – date of commencement: 1 April 2015.]
(2) For the purposes of this Act, where any vendor makes a taxable supply of goods or services to an agent who is acting on behalf of another person who is the principal for the purposes of that supply, that supply shall be deemed to be made to that principal and not to such agent: Provided that such agent may nevertheless request that he be provided with a tax invoice and the vendor may issue a tax invoice or a credit note or debit note as if the supply were made to such agent.
(2A) (a) For the purposes of this Act, where any goods are imported into the Republic by an agent who is acting on behalf of another person who is the principal for the purposes of that importation, that importation shall be deemed to be made by that principal and not by such agent: Provided that a bill of entry or other document prescribed in terms of the Customs and Excise Act in relation to that importation may nevertheless be held by such agent.
[NB: The proviso has been substituted by s. 34 (1) (a) of Act 44 of 2014, a provision that will come into operation on the date on which the Customs Control Act 31 of 2014 takes effect. See Pendlex below.]
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), where any goods are imported into the Republic by an agent who is acting on behalf of another person who is the principal for the purposes of that importation, and—
(i) the agent is a registered vendor; and
(ii) the principal is not a resident of the Republic and is
not a registered vendor; and
(iii) the goods are imported by the principal for the
purposes of a supply made or to be made by him to a
person in the Republic; and
(iv) the agent obtains and retains documentary proof, as is
acceptable to the Commissioner, that—
(aa) he paid the tax on importation on behalf of that
principal; and
(bb) such agent and that principal agree in writing that the said tax has not and will not be reimbursed to such agent by that principal,
that importation shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be made by such agent and not by that principal.
[Para. (b) added by s. 46 of Act 27 of 1997.] [Sub-s. (2A) inserted by s. 34 (a) of Act 136 of 1992.]
(3) Where—
(a) a tax invoice or a credit note or debit note in relation
to a supply has been issued—
(i) by an agent as contemplated in subsection (1); or
(ii) to an agent as contemplated in subsection (2); or
(b) a bill of entry or other document prescribed in terms of the Customs and Excise Act in relation to the importation of goods is held by an agent as
contemplated in subsection (2A),
[NB: Para. (b) has been substituted by s. 34 (1) (b) of Act 44 of 2014, a provision that will come into operation on the date on which the Customs Control Act 31 of 2014 takes effect. See Pendlex below.]
the agent shall maintain suf cient records to enable the name, address and VAT registration number of the principal to be ascertained, and in respect of all—
(i) supplies made on or after 1 January 2000 by or to the agent on behalf of the principal, the agent shall notify the principal in writing by means of a statement within 21 days of the end of the calendar month during which the supply was made or received of the particulars contemplated in paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of section 20 (4) in relation to such supplies; or
(ii) goods imported by the agent on behalf of the principal, the agent shall notify the principal in writing by means of a statement within 21 days of the end of the calendar month during which the goods were imported of the full and proper description of the goods, the quantity or volume of the goods, the value of the goods imported and the amount of tax paid on importation of the goods, together with the receipt number of the payment of such tax.
[Words following para. (b) substituted by s. 102 (1) (b) of Act 43 of 2014 – date of commencement: 1 April 2015.]
[Sub-s. (3) substituted by s. 34 (b) of Act 136 of 1992 and amended by s. 100 (a) of Act 53 of 1999 and by s. 51 of Act 16 of 2004.]
(4) For the purposes of subsection (5), the expression ‘auctioneer’ means a vendor carrying on an enterprise which comprises or includes the supply by him by auction, of goods as an auctioneer or agent for or on behalf of another person (hereinafter in this section referred to as a principal) and includes an agent, fresh produce agent and livestock agent as de ned in section 1 of the Agricultural Produce Agents Act, 1992 (Act 12 of 1992); and
[Sub-s. (4) substituted by s. 40 of Act 136 of 1991 and by s. 100 (b) of Act 53 of 1999.]
(5) Notwithstanding anything in the preceding provisions of this section, where the principal and the auctioneer agree to have a supply by auction of any goods, other than a taxable supply, treated as if that supply were made by the auctioneer and not by the principal, the supply shall be charged with tax as if it were made by the
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Pendlex (to come into operation on the date on which the Customs Control Act 31 of 2014 takes effect)
(b) a release noti cation or other document prescribed
in terms of the Customs Control Act in relation to the importation of goods is held by an agent as contemplated in subsection (2A),
Pendlex (to come into operation on the date on which the Customs Control Act 31 of 2014 takes effect)
: Provided that a release noti cation or other document prescribed in terms of the Customs Control Act in relation to that importation may nevertheless be held by such agent