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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