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Pool safety
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Swimming Pool safety in Body Corporates

Neither the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (the “STSM Act”); nor the prescribed management rules (the “PMRs”) or prescribed conduct rules (the “PCRs”) made thereunder contain any provisions that specifically deal with the granting consent or setting out the process for the installation and safety requirements of swimming pools within the scheme.

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Chairman
AGM/SGM

The role of the Chairperson at an AGM

I recently had a discussion with a managing agent on the role of the chairperson in general meetings of the body corporate (“AGM meetings”). There is often confusion regarding the chairperson’s powers and responsibilities in this regard.

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