Sector Codes

BEE is the strategic framework for economic growth and was always intended to be implementable for each sector of Business in South Africa. It was therefore of absolute importance that the codes be adapted to suit each idustry, with this goal in mind Statment 003 was gazetted as part of the Codes of Good Practice for Black Economic Empowerment.

Sector Codes are gazetted in one of three forms:

1. Sec 12
2. Sec 9 (5), or
3. Sec 9 (1)

Section 12 - Transformation Charter

Section 12 Charters are gazetted as a statement of intent by the relevant industy body. A Section 12 Charter:



"refers to the gazetting of Transformation Charters. These are also referred to as Sector Charters, developed by major stakeholders in the relevant industries, and seek to achieve broad-based transformation"

The following Trasformation Charters have been gazetted:

Sector Charter	Effective date	Gazette number
Property Sector Charter	5 October 2007	Download Government Gazette 30333 here
Financial Sector Charter	9 February 2007	Download Government Gazette 29610 here
Agri-BEE Charter	20 March 2008	Download Government Gazette 30886 here
Marketing, Advertising and Communication (MAC) Sector Charter	29 August 2008	Download Government Gazette 31371 here

Section 9 (5) - Draft Sector Codes

Sec 9(5) codes are a set of industry codes that have been presented by the relevant industry body for public comment. They are not yet enforcable but serve as the framework for the future gazetting of Sec 9(1) Sector Codes.

Draft Sector Charter	Effective date	Gazette number
Draft Chartered Accountancy Charter	30 October 2009	Download Government Gazette 32665 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Section 9(1) - Final Sector Codes

Sec 9(1) codes have been agreed upon and gazetted in their final form after a period of public comment. These codes stand on equal footing with the the codes of good practice and are used by Verification agents when assesing the BEE scores of measured entities in the relevant industries.

These codes differ very slightly from the Codes of Good Practice, but must assess the same criteria using the same definitions. Some calculations have been changed in minor ways, and measurement criteria have been adapted to meet the needs of the different industries.

Their are currently 4 Final sector codes that have been gazetted.

Sector Codes	Effective date	Gazette number
Integrated Transport Sector Codes	21 August 2009	Download Government Gazette 32511 here
Forest Sector Code	12 June 2009	Download Government Gazette 32320 here: Part 1 (Pages 1 - 24), Part 2 (Pages 25 - 36)
Construction Sector Code	5 June 2009	Download Government Gazette 32305 here
Tourism Sector Code	22 May 2009	Download Government Gazette 32259 here