Document provides a summary of Nonprofit Organisations Act No. 71 of 1997. The Act, and the repeal of the debilitating provisions to the Fundraising Act, became law on 3 December 1997. The purpose of this document is to serve as a resource to people wishing to start a nonprofit organisation or who are already running non-profit organisations. (October 2009). Prepared by: Peter SA Hendricks with inputs from Ricardo Wyngaard, Melanie Judge and Tracey Fortune. (12 pages)