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Interpretation Act
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Table of Contents
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  • Interpretation Act
    (CHAPTER 1)
  • Long Title
    •   1 Short title
  • Part I GENERAL PROVISIONS OF INTERPRETATION
    •   2 Interpretation of certain words and expressions
  • Part II GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING WRITTEN LAW
    •   3 Acts to be public Acts
    •   4 Acts to be divided into sections without introductory words
    •   5 Schedules
    •   6 Subdivisions of Acts
    •   7 Forms
    •   8 Mode of citing Acts
    •   9 Construction in an Act of references to sections, etc.
    •   10 Coming into operation of written law
    •   11 Effect of repeal of Act on subsidiary legislation made thereunder
    •   12 Repeal of repealing laws
    •   13 Repeal of amended law to include amendments
    •   14 Repeal and substitution
    •   15 References to amended and re-enacted provisions
    •   16 Effect of repeal
    •   17 Construction of amending Act
    •   18 Effect of expiration of written law
  • Part III SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
    •   19 General provisions with respect to power given to any authority to make subsidiary legislation
    •   20 Additional provisions as to subsidiary legislation
    •   21 Use of defined terms in subsidiary legislation
    •   22 Exercise of statutory powers between enactment and commencement of Act
    •   23 Commencement of subsidiary legislation
    •   24 Judicial notice of subsidiary legislation
    •   25 Construction of amending subsidiary legislation
    •   26 Acts done under subsidiary legislation to be deemed to be done under Act
  • Part IV POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS
    •   27 Construction of provisions as to exercise of powers and duties
    •   28 Power to appoint includes power to dismiss
    •   29 Construction of enabling words
    •   30 Appointment of officers by name or office
    •   31 Official designation to include officer executing duties
    •   32 Appointments having retrospective effect
    •   33 Powers of a board, etc., not affected by vacancy, etc.
    •   34 Signification of orders, etc., of President
    •   35 Signification of orders, etc., of a Minister
    •   36 Delegation of powers of Minister
    •   37 Signing of documents
  • Part V REPRINT OF ACTS
    •   38 Reprint of Acts
  • Part VI PENAL PROVISIONS
    •   39 Attempt to commit an offence to be deemed an offence
    •   40 Imposition of a penalty not a bar to civil action
    •   41 Provisions as to offences under two or more laws
    •   42 Penalties prescribed to be deemed maximum penalties
  • Part VII MISCELLANEOUS
    •   43 Powers of President, Minister or other authority to appoint public officer as such to serve on board and to appoint chairman
    •   44 Prima facie evidence of signature
    •   45 Public officers
    •   46 Act for which payment is required need not be performed till payment be made
    •   47 Fees or charges may be prescribed and may be reduced, varied, remitted or refunded
    •   48 Proceedings not to abate on death, etc., of official
    •   49 Gazette to be evidence of matters therein
    •   50 Measurement of distance
    •   51 Computation of time
    •   52 Standard time
    •   53 Provision when no time prescribed
    •   54 Construction of power of extending time
    •   55 Saving of rights of Government
    •   56 Act to be binding on Government
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    Act 11 of 1991
  • 16 Apr 1993
    Amended by
    Act 11 of 1993
  • 01 Jul 1993
    Amended by
    Act 16 of 1993
  • 01 Jul 1994
    Amended by
    Act 6 of 1994
  • 26 Jan 1996
    Amended by
    Act 4 of 1996
  • 30 May 1997
    1997 RevEd
  • 01 Oct 1997
    Amended by
    Act 7 of 1997
  • 10 Jul 1998
    Amended by
    Act 25 of 1998
  • 02 Nov 1998
    Amended by
    Act 22 of 1998
  • 01 Aug 1999
    1999 RevEd
  • 01 Nov 2000
    Amended by
    Act 28 of 2000
  • 01 Sep 2001
    Amended by
    Act 26 of 2001
  • 31 Dec 2002
    2002 RevEd
  • 16 May 2003
    Amended by
    Act 9 of 2003
  • 15 Dec 2004
    Amended by
    Act 45 of 2004
  • 01 Jan 2006
    Amended by
    Act 42 of 2005
  • 07 Mar 2014
    Amended by
    Act 5 of 2014
  • 01 Oct 2014
    Amended by
    Act 27 of 2014
  • 01 Jan 2015
    Amended by
    Act 27 of 2014
  • 01 Jan 2015
    Amended by
    Act 41 of 2014
  • 01 Jan 2015
    Amended by
    Act 42 of 2014
  • 01 Apr 2018
    Amended by
    Act 5 of 2018
  • 17 Sep 2018
    Amended by
    Act 19 of 2018
  • 02 Jan 2021
    Amended by
    Act 40 of 2019
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