Correctional Services Amendment Act
This Act was assented to and published, and it amends the Correctional Services Act, 1959.
- Appointments
- Contracted out prisons
- Contracted-out prisons
- Correctional services
- Custody and prison operations
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This Act was assented to and published, and it amends the Correctional Services Act, 1959.
This provision amends several definitions in Section 1 of the principal Act.
This section defines key terms and sets rules for the Council to impose, vary, review, and collect levies from medical schemes, subject to Ministerial approval and notice requirements.
This section defines key terms used in the Act and introduces the Council for the Built Environment Act.
This notice says the President assented to the Council of Traditional Leaders Act, 1997, and that it was published for general information.
This provision defines key terms and sets the Council’s composition; it also lets the President decide which Council members are full-time or part-time after consulting the Council chairperson.
This provision is an amendment act that changes the name of the Council of Traditional Leaders to the National House of Traditional Leaders.
This section defines key terms used in the Counterfeit Goods Act and explains that references to places or vehicles can include freight containers.
This section amends the definition of "intellectual property right" to refer to trade mark rights under the Trade Marks Act, 1993, including rights mentioned in section 35.
This section amends section 1 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, by adding definitions for “court day” and “National Credit Act.”
This section inserts a new section into the Credit Agreements Act, 1980, titled “Assignment of powers and duties by Minister.”
Section heading: Outsourcing and other services.
Terms in this Act that were given a meaning in the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, 2013 keep that assigned meaning here.
This section changes the Act’s definitions of “care giver” and “person with a mental disability.”
This section requires death sentences to be reviewed and replaced with lawful punishments.
This section amends section 36A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, by inserting a definition of “authorised officer.”
This notice says the President assented to the Act and it is published for general information.
Courts must impose minimum prison sentences for specified serious offences, with limited reductions for substantial and compelling circumstances and special rules for young accused persons.
Section 1 amends the definition of “child” so it means a person under 18 years old, and “children” has the same meaning.
This provision substitutes a new section 11 in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, titled “Engaging sexual services of persons 18 years or older.”
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