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Interpretation and General Clauses Act

consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Judicial and Legal Provisions (No. 2) Act 2018 (Act No 14 of 2018), Covid-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. 3 Application of Act
  4. 4 Application of enactments
  5. 5 General rules of interpretation
  6. 6 Structure of enactments
  7. 7 Judicial notice of enactments
  8. 9 Enactments binding the State
  9. 10 French expressions in enactments
  10. 11 Inclusiveness of references
  11. PART II: PUBLICATION, COMMENCEMENT AND REPEAL OF ENACTMENTS
  12. 12 Publication of enactments
  13. 13 Commencement
  14. 14 Exercise of powers before commencement
  15. 15 Acts enrolled in Supreme Court
  16. 16 Gazette
  17. 17 Effect of repeal
  18. 18 Re-enacted provisions
  19. 19 Amended enactments
  20. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBSIDIARY ENACTMENTS
  21. 20 Commencement and disallowance
  22. 21
  23. 22 Retrospective operation
  24. 23 Power to make subsidiary enactments
  25. 24 Fees and charges
  26. PART IV: EXERCISE OF POWERS
  27. 25 Exercise of powers and duties
  28. 26 Enabling words
  29. 27 Presumption of lawful exercise of power
  30. 28 Powers included in power to appoint
  31. 29 Exercise of powers by holder of office
  32. 30 Fulfilment of duty and exercise of power
  33. 31 Membership of statutory corporations and other bodies
  34. 32 Power to remit fine or penalty
  35. PART V: MISCELLANEOUS
  36. 33 Ministerial responsibility
  37. 34 Thumbprint or mark in lieu of signature
  38. 35 Forms
  39. 35A Electronically recorded documents
  40. 36 Assessment of age
  41. 37 Statutory corporations
  42. 37A Issue of licences
  43. 38 Computation of time
  44. 39 Extension of time
  45. 39A Extension of time during COVID-19 period inserted by Act No 1 of 2020
  46. 39B Extension of licence during COVID-19 period inserted by Act No 1 of 2020
  47. 39C No charge, interest, penalty, surcharge or any other inserted by Act No 1 of 2020
  48. 39D No offence committed inserted by Act No 1 of 2020
  49. 39E Exemption from requirement to follow CPD courses inserted by Act No 1 of 2020
  50. PART V: MISCELLANEOUS
  51. 40 Service by post
  52. 40A Service of process on bodies corporate
  53. 41 Process of law valid at any time
  54. 42 Oaths
  55. 43 Distance
  56. 44 Offence by agent or body corporate
  57. 44A Offence by limited partnership
  58. 44B Offence by Foundation
  59. 44C Offence by limited liability partnership
  60. 45 Accomplices and attempts
  61. 46 Offences under 2 or more enactments
  62. 47 Meaning of words in penalty clauses
  63. 48 Regulations inserted by Act No 15 of 2021