South Africa Act or statute

Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Public Holidays Amendment Act

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Jurisdiction: South Africa
Structure: 4 provisions
Citation: Act 48 of 1995
Dates: Record updated 4 Oct 1995

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“This section amends the definition of “public holidays” to include the days in Schedule 1 and any other day declared a public holiday under section 2A.”

This section amends the definition of “public holidays” to include the days in Schedule 1 and any other day declared a public holiday under section 2A. This section inserts a new section titled "Declaration of public holidays" into the principal Act. The President may declare any day to be a public holiday by proclamation in the Gazette. This section gives the Act its short title: the Public Holidays Amendment Act, 1995.

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Section 1 of the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the

This section amends the definition of “public holidays” to include the days in Schedule 1 and any other day declared a public holiday under section 2A.

Section 1

The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 2: 10

This section inserts a new section titled "Declaration of public holidays" into the principal Act.

Section 2

The President may by proclamation in the Gazette declare any

The President may declare any day to be a public holiday by proclamation in the Gazette.

Section 2A

This Act shall be called the Public Holidays Amendment Act, 1995.

This section gives the Act its short title: the Public Holidays Amendment Act, 1995.

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Short title 2SubstitutionProvision

§ 1Section 1 of the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as theSubstitution

This section amends the definition of “public holidays” to include the days in Schedule 1 and any other day declared a public holiday under section 2A.

1. Section 1 of the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (1) for the 5 definition of "public holidays" of the following definition: " 'public holidays' means the days mentioned in Schedule 1 and any other day declared to be a public holiday under section 2A;". Insertion of section 2A in Act 36 of 1994

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§ 2The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 2: 10Provision

This section inserts a new section titled "Declaration of public holidays" into the principal Act.

2. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 2: 10 "Declaration of public holidays

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§ 2AThe President may by proclamation in the Gazette declare anyShort title

The President may declare any day to be a public holiday by proclamation in the Gazette.

2A. The President may by proclamation in the Gazette declare any day to be a public holiday throughout the Republic or any part · thereof.". · 15 Short title

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§ 3This Act shall be called the Public Holidays Amendment Act, 1995.Short title

This section gives the Act its short title: the Public Holidays Amendment Act, 1995.

3. This Act shall be called the Public Holidays Amendment Act, 1995.

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