In a Government Gazette dated 24 August 2012 the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) advised of the following Guidance Notes and Practice Notes in terms of the Companies Act (Act 71 of 2008). • Guidance Note 1 of 2011 – Registration of Company. • Guidance Note 2 of 2011 – Registration of Company. • Guidance Note 3 of 2011 – Changes to External Company Detail. • Guidance Note 4 – No More Conversion from Company to a Close Corporation. • Guidance Note 5 – Vetting and Registration of Prospectuses. • Guidance Note 6 – Conversion of Pre-Existing Companies Limited by Guarantee. • Guidance Note 7 – Conversion of Close Corporations to Companies. • Guidance Note 1 of 2012 – Change of Financial Year End. • Guide Note 2 – Application for Deregistration of Companies and Close Corporation. • Guidance Note 3 – Re-instatement of Companies and Close Corporations. • Practice Note 1 of 2011 – Postal and Physical Address Requirements. • Practice Note 2of 2011 – Deregistration and Re-Instatement Procedure. • Practice Note 3 of 2011 – Procedure for Approval for Distribution of Commission Forms. • Practice Note 4 – Detail of Incorporations on Local Companies. • Practice Note 5 – Detail of Directions to be provided on Cor 14.1 Annexure A and Cor 39. • Practice Note 6 of 2011 – Detail Required for Registration for External Companies. • Practice Note 9 of 2011 – Use of Customer Codes on CoR14.1, CoR15.2, CK1 and CK2. • Practice Note 1 of 2012 – Position of Pre-Existing Companies on the Adoption of a New Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) or the Amendment of an Existing MoOI under the Companies Act. • Practice Note 2 of 2012 – interpretation and Application of Section 23 of the Companies Act, 2008, and Regulation 43 of the Companies Regulations, 2011 – Sibakhulu Construction (Pty) Ltd V Wedgewood Village Golf ad Country Estate (Pty) Ltd