| 1 | Rules of Auction |
| 1.1 | The sale by Auction is subject to a Reserve Price. |
| 1.2 | The Auctioneer or his Agent shall be entitled to bid up to the Reserve Price on behalf of the owner, but shall not be entitled to make a bid equal to or exceeding the Reserve Price. |
| 1.3 | The Rules of the Auction comply with Section 45 of the Consumer Protection Act, Act 68 of 2008 ("the Act) and with the Consumer Protection Act Regulations ("the Regulations) that have been published in terms thereof in Government Gazette No. 34180 on 1 April 2011 (Volume 550) and any amendments thereto from time to time. |
| 1.4 | The following provisions are brought to your attention: Section 45 subsection (1), (2) and (3) of the Act provides that: |
| 1.4.1 | In this section, "Auction" includes a sale in execution of or pursuant to a court order to the extent that the order contemplates that the sale is to be concluded by an Auction. |
| 1.4.2 | When goods are put up for sale by Auction in Lots, each Lot is, unless there is evidence to the contrary, regarded to be the subject of a separate transaction. |
| 1.4.3 | A Sale by Auction is complete when the Auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer, or in any other customary manner and until that announcement is made, a bid may be retracted. |
| 1.5 | The Auction will commence at the published time and will not be delayed to allow any specific person or more persons to take part in the Auction. |
| 1.6 | A per son who attends the Auction to bid on behalf of another person (i.e. on behalf of a company) must produce a letter of authority that expressly authorises him or her to bid on behalf of that person. Where a person is bidding on behalf of a company the letter of authority must appear on the letterhead of the Company and must be accompanied by a certifies copy of the resolution authorising him or her to bid on behalf of the company. |
| 1.7 | Lighthouse Auctioneers does have a trust account into which all money will be paid for the benefit of the seller, minus any commission payable to Lighthouse Auctioneers in terms of the Conditions of Sale that applies to the Auction Sale ("the Conditions of Sale"). |
| 1.8 | The Auctioneer will during the Auction announce the reason for the Auction unless that reason is the normal disposal of property by the Seller. |
| 1.9 | Anyone that intends to bid at the Auction must register his or her identity on the bidders record prior to the commencement of the Auction and such registration must meet the requirements of FICA (Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001) in respect of the establishment and verification of identity of the person and the person must sign the registration entry. |
| 1.10 | The Bidders Record and the Vendor Roll will be made available for inspection at the offices of Lighthouse Auctioneers during normal business hours without charge of a fee. The Bidders Record will also be available for inspection at the Auction. |
| 1.11 | The conduct of the Auction is subject to the control of the Auctioneer who has the sole right to regulate the bidding procedure. |
| 1.12 | The sale shall be by the rise and the property shall be sold to the highest bidder subject to The Auction Rules and The Conditions of Sale. |
| 1.13 | Every Prospective Bidder must read the Conditions of Sale and must not bid unless he or she has done so. |
| 1.14 | Every Bid shall constitute an Offer to Purchase the Property for the amount bid, which the Seller or the Auctioneer may accept or reject in their absolute discretion. The Seller and the Auctioneer are entitled in their absolute discretion to withdraw the property from the Sale prior to the acceptance by the seller. |
| 1.15 | If no bid equals or exceeds the Reserve Price, the property may be withdrawn from the Auction. The Seller shall be entitled to instruct the Auctioneer to accept any lower bid. |
| 1.16 | The Auctioneer shall be entitled to correct any error made by himself. |
| 1.17 | In the event of any dispute between the Bidders, the decision of the Auctioneer shall be final and binding. |
| 1.18 | No Bid may be withdrawn after the fall of the hammer until the expiry of the confirmation period that is provided in the Conditions of Sale, during which time the offer shall be open for acceptance by the Seller or his Agent and if the offer is accepted, the sale shall be deemed to be a sale by Auction for the purposes of the Act. |
| 1.19 | The Highest Bidder ("The Purchaser") shall sign the Conditions of Sale immediately on the fall of the hammer. |
| 1.20 | The Purchaser´s offer shall remain open for acceptance by the Seller or by the Auctioneer on behalf of the Seller, until expiry of the confirmation period. The Purchaser and the Auctioneer acknowledge that this provision is for the benefit of the Seller. |
| 1.21 | The Purchaser´s offer shall be deemed to have been accepted only when the Seller or the Auctioneer, whichever is applicable, has signed the Conditions of Sale on behalf of the Seller in the space provided at the end of the Conditions of Sale and the Seller shall not be required the notify the purchaser of the acceptance of its offer prior to the expiry of the confirmation period. |
| 1.22 | Should the Seller reject the Purchaser´s offer, the Auctioneer will repay to the Purchaser any deposit and commission paid in terms of the Conditions of Sale. |
| 1.23 | In the event of the Sale requiring the consent of any statutory authority or any court of law, then this Auction Sale is subject to the granting of such consent. |
| 2 | Auctioneers Commission |
| 2.1 | The Purchaser shall be liable for and pay, in addition to the amount payable in terms of the Conditions of Sale, Auctioneer´s commission of 10 % (Ten Percent) of his bid, plus VAT thereon, which commission shall be payable into the trust account of the Auctioneer immediately upon the Seller signing the Conditions of Sale as acceptance of the Purchaser´s bid. |
| I hereby certify that the Auction Rules to the best of my knowledge meet the requirements of Draft Regulation 27. | |
| ____________________________ | |
| Auctioneer | |
| Auctioneer Full Names _____________________________________________________ | |
| Address: ________________________________________________________ | |
| Contact Number: ____________________________________________________________ | |
| Registered Bidders: | |
| I have read and understood the Rules of Auction and have no objection tothe Rules of Auction not being read out at the Auction to be valid. | |
| Registered Bidder: __________________________________________ | |
| Signature: __________________________________________ | |
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