The Government of South Africa - Acts: 2002 | Western Cape Government

The Government of South Africa - Acts: 2002

Acts are laws passed by the national or provincial parliament. Western Cape and National legislation is listed here by year. Note: This is not a complete list of all legislation. For more comprehensive listings, please see the South African Government Information site and Polity.org.za

Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities Act (Act 19 of 2002)

(File type: pdf; size: 854.3 KB)No. 19 of 2002
2013-09-04

Disaster Management Act (Act 57 of 2002)

(File type: pdf; size: 2.1 MB)No. 57 of 2002
This Act provides for an integrated and coordinated disaster management policy that focuses on preventing or reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery. It also provides for the establishment of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres and disaster management volunteers.
2013-09-04

Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (Act 25 of 2002)

(File type: pdf; size: 2.59 MB)No. 25 of 2002
This Act aims to facilitate and regulate electronic communications and transactions. It contains provisions on a national e-strategy, an electronic transactions policy, and legal requirements for various bodies and processes. It also contains provisions relating to security, including consumer protection, protection of personal information, protection of critical databases, cyber inspectors and cyber crime. The Act also deals with domain name authority and administration and limiting service provider liability.
2013-09-04

Immigration Act (Act 13 of 2002)

(File type: pdf; size: 2.21 MB)No. 13 of 2002
This Act sets out the conditions under which people may enter the country, stay in the country and leave the country.
2013-09-04

Mental Health Act (Act 17 of 2002)

(File type: pdf; size: 206.58 KB)No. 1386 of 2002
This provides a legal framework for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons who are mentally ill, defining admission procedures, the creation of review boards for administration and the repeal of certain laws. The Act is followed by the implementation regulations.
2013-09-04

Probation Services Amendment Act

No. 35 of 2002
This Act amends the Probation Services Act of 1991, so as to insert certain definitions and make further provision for programmes aimed at the prevention and combating of crime. It also extends the powers and duties of probation officers and provides for the assistant probation officers. This Act also provides for the mandatory assessment of arrested children, provides for the establishment of a probation advisory committee and provides for the designation of family finders.
2013-08-23

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (Act 30 of 2002)

(File type: pdf; size: 3.36 MB)No. 30 of 2002
This amendment Act makes changes to a wide range of legislation.
2013-09-04

Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act (Act 4 of 2002)

(File type: pdf; size: 500.51 KB)No. 4 of 2002
This Act deals with employers' duty to contribute to the Unemployment Insurance Fund. It also sets out how the UIF can collect contributions that are due to it.
2013-09-04
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