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ZAF-1995-L-43427
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Title_of_text
State of Emergency Act, 1995 (No. 86 of 1995).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
1995-09-28
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Allows the President, subject to art. 34 of the Constitution, to declare a state of emergency to deal with national disaster, war or general insurrection. Regulations made pursuant to a declaration of a state of emergency expire if the state of emergency is lifted or the regulation is revoked by the National Assembly. No regulation made under the state of emergency may affect the election or tenure of members of Parliament or provincial legislatures.
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
1997-11-13 (ZAF-1997-L-48380)
State of Emergency Act, 1997 (No. 64 of 1997).
Repealing text(s)
1997-11-13 (ZAF-1997-L-48380)
State of Emergency Act, 1997 (No. 64 of 1997).
Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette
Date
1995-10-06
Volume
Vol. 364
Number
No. 16750
Page range
5 p.