SANC Fees 2024: Banking Details and How to Pay

The fees and fines payable to South African Nursing Council are regulated by the Regulations regarding Fees and Fines payable to the South African Nursing Council published by Government Notice No. R.170 of 8 March 2013 (as amended).

The amounts payable for the various fees are published by Notice in the Government Gazette – as and when the fee amounts are amended.  A list of the currently applicable notices can be found at the bottom of this web page.

1. If you want to pay your Annual Fees, go to the Annual Fees page.

2. If you want to pay for the Restoration of your name to the register, go to the Restorations page.

3. If you want to purchase Distinguishing Devices, go to the Distinguishing Devices page.

The information below applies to all other payments to SANC, and specifically with making payments into SANC’s bank account.  SANC encourages all clients to make use of its reference deposit bank account for all payments as the most cost and time-effective method of making such payments.

South African Nursing Council Reference Deposit Bank Account Details

South African Nursing Council prefers all payments to be made into its Reference Deposit Bank Account.  This account has been specially set up so that the details of the payer and the purpose for which the payment is made can be captured by the bank – which will significantly speed up the time taken to process payments.

The SANC’s Reference Deposit Bank Account details are as follows:

While payments into this account can be made in person at any branch of FNB (First National Bank), electronic means such as Internet banking, cell phone banking, and ATM payments can also be used.  Some of these require that a payment beneficiary be set up on your bank/card account.  Please consult your own bank if you need any assistance in setting up a beneficiary.

Standard Bank clients should please select the option for paying a business account.  When asked to enter the name of the beneficiary, you should enter ‘S A Nursing Council’ – please note the SPACE between the ‘S’ and the ‘A’ otherwise you will not see SANC’s details listed.

The special feature of this reference deposit account is that it has the ability to capture the payers account number and a payment type code in the Reference details.  This information is verified (for correct format) if paying at any FNB branch or when using FNB online banking.  Standard Bank’s system will insist on and only permit the account number to be captured.  For all other methods of electronic payments, it is up to the person making the payment to ensure that the correct information is provided.

SANC Fee Fees or Fines Payment through the Reference Deposit Account

No matter what method of payment you choose, albeit at an FNB branch or some form of electronic banking, you must please ensure that the deposit reference is correctly filled in.  The reference consists of two parts:

1. Your SANC account number (8 digits); and
2. A payment type code (7 CAPITAL LETTERS) – written immediately after the account number.

The following line is an example of what a correct reference will look like:

12345678ANLFEES

In this example, ‘12345678‘ is the account number and ‘ANLFEES‘ is the payment type code.  You will notice that the reference is always 15 characters long.

PLEASE NOTE that the above reference is only an example and you should not use the above details for making any payment (it will be rejected by the bank).  You must use your own reference number as the account number and choose the appropriate payment type code from the list given below.

STEP 1:  Check and write down your SANC account number.  This is the same as your SANC reference number which is always 8 digits long and starts with a ‘1’.

STEP 2:  Determine the appropriate payment type code from the list below and write it immediately after your SANC account number.  Do NOT leave a space between your account number and the payment type code

This is your correct reference to be used for this payment.  (Any future payments will use the same account number but the payment type code may change according to the purpose for which payment is being made.)

NORMAL ANNUAL FEES

 The annual fees for the calendar year 2024 for different categories of practitioners are provided in the table below:

Circular 8/2022: SANC Fees and Fines for 2024

The fees’ circular reads thus

2024 ANNUAL FEES

NORMAL

The annual fees 2024 have been grouped into different categories for practitioners as in the table

REDUCTIONS IN ANNUAL FEES FOR AGE 60 AND OVER

 The Council has resolved to introduce reduced fees for nurses 60 years of age and over as per the table below:

• 60 TO 64 YEARS OF AGE ON 1 JANUARY 2024 (25% REDUCTION)

• 65 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ON 01 JANUARY 2024 (50% REDUCTION) 

NB: To qualify for the discount amounts, practitioners may be required to submit a certified copy of their identity document in order to confirm their age.

Notes:

• The annual fees for 2024 must be received by the SANC on or before 31 December 2023.
• The amounts in the tables above all include 15% VAT.

SANC 2024 RESTORATION FEES

The restoration fees for different categories applicable from 1 January 2024 are shown in the following table.

Notes:

The reduced restoration fee only applies to a practitioner:

• Who must have been removed from the register at his/her own request; or
• Who must be 60 years of age or older on 1 January 2024. However, this must be confirmed with the Council before paying the reduced amount.

Notes:

The reduced restoration fee only applies to a practitioner:

• Who must have been removed from the register at his/her own request; or
• Who must be 60 years of age or older on 1 January 2024. However, this must be confirmed with the Council before paying the reduced amount. 

VOLUNTARY REMOVAL

If you wish not to be a Nurse Practitioner in South Africa or who is unemployed, may request, in writing, for a voluntary removal of his/her name from the register, by completing the form available from the SANC. After SANC is granted, the nurse practitioner’s name will be removed accordingly on the 31^st of December of the year in which the application is received and the Individual will not be able to pay the annual fees.

Other Fees

 Please note that other fees and fees payable by institutions will be applicable with effect from 01 January 2024.

eRegister

 The SANC has made an eRegister facility available on the SANC website which can be utilised by employers to verify the registration status of all Nurse Practitioners in their employment. Employers are urged to utilise this facility in the absence of a physical Annual Practising Certificate (APC).

Visit: https://www.sanc.co.za/eRegister.aspx for more details.