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PAIA and POPIA Manual

Umzimvubu Local MunicipalityRef: https://www.umzimvubu.gov.za/paia-and-popia-manual/

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

This document is the PAIA and POPIA Manual for the Umzimvubu Local Municipality. It sets out how to request access to information under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) and how the municipality processes personal information under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). It includes sections on the municipality’s structure and functions, key contact details for access to information, procedures for requesting records, categories of records held, and remedies/appeals, as well as POPIA definitions and processes. It also lists annexures including PAIA and POPIA forms (e.g., request, appeal, objections, correction/deletion/destruction, consent, and complaints) and references PAIA regulations and fee/tariff structures.

Facts

Reference

https://www.umzimvubu.gov.za/paia-and-popia-manual/

Parties

This document is the PAIA and POPIA Manual

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: PAIA and POPIA Manual
  • Municipality: Umzimvubu Local Municipality (ULM)
  • PAIA Act: Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (as amended)
  • POPIA Act: Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013
  • Information Officer for ULM: Municipal Manager
  • Deputy Information Officers: officials authorised by the Information Officer
  • Key contact details mentioned: Umzimvubu KwaBhaca Office phone 039 255 8500; EmaXesibeni Office phone 039 245 6000
  • PAIA section references in text: section 14 (particulars), section 10 (Guide by Human Rights Commission), section 22/54 (access fee), section 47 (third party notice), section 91A (court designation)
  • Annexures include PAIA forms (Form 2 request; Form 3 outcome/fees; Form 4 appeal) and POPIA forms (objections, correction/deletion/destruction, codes of conduct, data subject consent) plus complaints forms
  • Umzimvubu Local Municipality
  • Municipal Manager (Information Officer for ULM)
  • Deputy Information Officers
  • South African Human Rights Commission
  • Information Regulator (mentioned as acting as conciliator during investigation)
  • Constitutional Court of South Africa
  • High Court
  • Magistrates’ Court
  • Minister (designating courts by Gazette notice)