MANUAL for BEARCAT TIRE CC


Prepared in terms of the requirements of the PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT No 2 OF 2000
PART 1 COMPANY AND CONTACT DETAILS Name of Company Bearcat Tire cc Nature of Business Solid Industrial Tyre Manufacturer Managing Member of Company Mr. Peter Richard Knight Postal Address PO.Box 2640, PRIMROSE, 1416 Street Address 34 Stanley Street, Knights, Germiston Ext 3. Gauteng Telephone Number +27 11 828 9700/1/2/3 Telefax Number +27 11 828 1696 Email Address pk@bearcat.co.za URL http//www.bearcat.co.za Information Officer Mrs.Cheryl Machill

Note Public information on company is available on the company's web site or is 
available in brochure form from the head office.
PART 2 GUIDE TO THE MANUAL AND ITS ACCESS
At the time of the preparation of this Manual, the South African Human Rights 
Commission had not compiled the guide contemplated in Section 10 of the Act.
It is understood that the guide is to contain such information as may be reasonably
be required by a person who wishes to exercise any rights contemplated in the Act.
Therefore, any enquiries relating to this guide should be directed to the CEO of the
South African Human Rights Commission, Private Bag 2700, Houghton, 2041.  
Telephone +27 11 484 8300 or Fax +27 11 484 1360. Further information may be
accessed from the web site www.sahrc.org.za
PART 3 RECORDS.
Records available in terms of Section 52(2) of the Act (records available without a
person having to request access)
Records that are held in the Company's Office:
  

	1.	 Personal Records
	1.1	As provided by employees.
	1.2	Conditions of employment and employee-related contractual records

	2.	Records relating to Customers

	3.	Records relating to Bearcat Tire cc
	3.1	Financial
	3.2	Marketing
	3.3	Product
	3.4	Statutory records that at present include the following:-
	Basic conditions of Employment Act, 1983
	Close Corporations Act No 69 of 1984
	Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act No 85 of 1993
	Guide to Customs Valuation in the Republic of South Africa
	Income Tax Act No 58 of 1962
	Regional Services Act No 109 of 1985 as amended
	Skills Development Act No 97 of 1998
	Skills Development Levies Act No 9 of 1999
	Trade Marks Act No 194 of 1993
	Unemployment Insurance Act No 36 of 2001
	Value Added Tax Act No 89 of 1991
PART 4 INFORMATION REQUEST PROCEDURE
To request a document in terms of the Act, the requester must use the
prescribed form. This must be submitted to the Managing Member of Bearcat
Tire cc or the Information Officer of Bearcat Tire cc. The requester must 
provide sufficient detail to enable the company to identify the record and the
requester. The requester must identify the right that he/she is seeking to 
exercise or protect, and provide an explanation of why the requested record is 
required for the exercise or protection of that right.  If the request is made on 
behalf of a person, the requester must submit proof of the capacity in which 
the requester is making the request.
In terms of section 63 of the Act, the head of Bearcat Tire cc must refuse a 
request for access to a record if its disclosure would involve the unreasonable 
disclosure of personal information about a third party, including a deceased 
individual.  Furthermore, the head of Bearcat Tire cc must refuse a request for 
access to a record of the Close Corporation if the record contains: trade 
secrets, financial, commercial, scientific and technical information, the 
disclosure of which could harm the interests of Bearcat Tire cc.  Similarly, in 
terms of section 64 of the Act, the above refusal grounds apply in respect of 
the commercial information of third parties held by Bearcat Tire cc.  Access 
to such records will require written permission of the third party concerned 
before Bearcat Tire cc will permit access to view.

In accordance with the above mandatory refusal grounds, the Managing 
Member /Information Officer will make a decision whether to accede to a 
request for access to information.

Any search, reproduction, and document preparation necessitated by requests 
for information will be undertaken in accordance with the prescribed fees.
PART 5 MANUAL AVAILABILITY
In addition to the availability of this Manual at the South African Human 
Rights Commission, this Manual is available on the website of Bearcat Tire cc.
Copies may also be obtained from the Information Officer of Bearcat Tire cc.
In respect of hard copies, any transmission costs/postage will be for the 
account of the requester
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