The SA Bureau of Standards (SABS) is a leading global provider of standards, management systems, business improvement and regulatory approval information. he SABS is the apex national standardisation institution in South Africa, established by the Standards Act, 1945 (Act No. 24 of 1945), and continues to exist under the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008). The SABS is a Schedule 3B public entity under the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999) (PFMA).