Circular 5/2015
7 December 2015
| To: | National Department of Health |
| Provincial Departments of Health | |
| Health Establishments | |
| Nursing Education Institutions | |
| Nursing Stakeholders |
South African Nursing Council Year-end closure
The South African Nursing Council Offices will be closed for the year-end from Thursday, 24 December 2015 at 12:00 midday, however for operational reasons, the gates will be closed at 11:00 and will re-open on Monday, 4 January 2015 at 08:00.
Payments for Annual Fees can be made into the Council’s bank account. Payments will be recorded effective from the date the payment is made into the bank account or, in the case of internet or other electronic banking payments, on the date that the transactions will be effected as per agreement with the client’s own bank.
Kindly inform all persons in your institutions so that they are aware in advance of the dates the Council will be closed.
Alternatively, payments for Annual Fees can be made into the Council’s bank account. Payments will be recorded effective from the date the payment is made into the bank account, or in the case of internet of other electronic banking payments, on the date that the transactions will be effected as per agreement with the client’s own bank.
SANC banking details are:
| Name of bank : | First National Bank |
| Account number : | 514 211 86 193 |
| Branch code : | 253145 |
| Reference : | Persons own SANC Reference Number followed by ANLFEES |
Nurse practitioners are further encouraged to make use of the ATM advance machines at First National Bank branches, to deposit cash for the payment of any fees prescribed by the South African Nursing Council.
A 15 character payment reference consisting of nurse practitioners’ 8 digit SANC REFERENCE NUMBER followed by a 7 CAPITAL LETTER payment type code must be provided when making a deposit. For example
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | A | N | L | F | E | E | S |
Please use the correct payment codes provided by SANC to assist in detecting payments easily from our account so that deposits can be speedily processed. Whilst waiting for the Annual Practising Certificate to be posted by SANC, the employer can verify the registration status of the practitioner through the SANC website by logging into the SANC eRegister. To do this, you will require the practitioner’s SANC reference number or their Identity Number (ID Number).
SANC banking details for payment of Annual Fees are:
| Name of Bank: | First National Bank |
| Account Number: | 514 211 86 193 |
| Branch Code: | 25 31 45 |
| Reference: | Person’s own SANC reference number followed by ANLFEES (eg. 12345678ANLFEES) |
Kindly inform all persons in your institutions so that they are aware in advance of the dates the Council will be closed.
Yours sincerely
(Signed)
T Manganye (Mrs)
Acting Registrar and CEO
South African Nursing Council