Institute for the Supervision of Community Activities (Instituto de Supervisão das Actividades Comunitárias) (ISAC)

ISAC is a public institute with legal personality and administrative, financial and asset autonomy. It monitors, supervises and evaluates the programmes and projects of non-profit organisations operating in Angola, and their financial flows. It is based in Luanda, works nationwide through local services, and is supervised by the Minister of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women. It replaced IPROCAC, which held this role under the 2015 NGO Regulation.

An NGO first gains legal personality by registering as a private association under the applicable law; Law 6/12 requires a public deed and registration at the registry of its seat. Under Law 2/26, the NGO then needs prior 'habilitação': it must register with the supervisory body, sending a request letter, its registration certificate and its programme or objectives. Within 15 days the body grants registration, asks for corrections (to be made within 10 working days, or the request is deemed refused), or refuses it. Approved registration confers NGO status. Foreign NGOs file a request letter describing their planned activity with a registration certificate from their home country's competent body. Funding sources must be declared and may not come from persons convicted of money laundering, terrorist financing or corruption. NGOs must keep organised accounts, send periodic activity reports, report on the origin of funds and their next year's plan, and undergo audits; publicly funded NGOs are also audited by the Court of Auditors. Activities can be suspended administratively for up to 120 days, renewably. Existing NGOs had 180 days to comply with the new law.