The previous artisan qualification (section 13(12) and section 28(1)) regulated by the previous
Manpower Training Act (No. 56 of 1981) (http://www.labour.gov.za/DOL/downloads/legislation/acts/skills-development-act/)has been replaced by section 26(D) of the Skills Development Act (SDA) (no 97 of 1998, as amended) (http://www.labour.gov.za/DOL/legislation/acts/skillsdevelopment/skills-development-act-and-amendments) as from 1 October 2013.