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ZAF-1997-L-48380
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Title_of_text
State of Emergency Act, 1997 (No. 64 of 1997).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-11-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Allows the President to make emergency regulations if a state of emergency has been declared under Art. 37 of the Constitution of 1996. Emergency regulations may not impose penalties of imprisonment of more than three years, and regulations governing the detention of persons shall provide international humanitarian organizations access to detained persons.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1995-09-28 (ZAF-1995-L-43427)
State of Emergency Act, 1995 (No. 86 of 1995).
Repealed text(s)
1995-09-28 (ZAF-1995-L-43427)
State of Emergency Act, 1995 (No. 86 of 1995).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
South African Government Information
URL
http://www.info.gov.za/gazette/acts/1997/a64-97.pdf
Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette
Date
1997-11-21
Volume
Vol. 389
Number
No. 18450
Page range
7 p.