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Defence (Amendment) Act, 1988

Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 2 provisions
Citation: Act 18 of 1988
Dates: Source version 22 Apr 1988

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“This section says the Act may be cited as the Defonce (Amendment) Act, 1988, and is to be read with the Defonce Act.”

This section says the Act may be cited as the Defonce (Amendment) Act, 1988, and is to be read with the Defonce Act. Regulations made under section 12 or about section 210(c) may be given retrospective effect if the President thinks this is expedient to benefit or remove a disability from an officer or soldier.

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Section 1

This section says the Act may be cited as the Defonce (Amendment) Act, 1988, and is to be read with the Defonce Act.

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Sortion !u•o h11,ndred mul elev1m of the principal Act is

Regulations made under section 12 or about section 210(c) may be given retrospective effect if the President thinks this is expedient to benefit or remove a disability from an officer or soldier.

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§ 1Section 1Amendment

This section says the Act may be cited as the Defonce (Amendment) Act, 1988, and is to be read with the Defonce Act.

1. 'l'his Act may bo cited as the Defonce (Amendment) Act, 1988, and sh<J.11 be read as ono with the Dofenco Act, in this Act referred. to as the principal Act. Titlo Cap.131

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§ 2Sortion !u•o h11,ndred mul elev1m of the principal Act isProvision

Regulations made under section 12 or about section 210(c) may be given retrospective effect if the President thinks this is expedient to benefit or remove a disability from an officer or soldier.

2. Sortion !u•o h11,ndred mul elev1m of the principal Act is a.mended hy the insertion, immodiatel.v nftor subsection (2), of the foJlowin� now subsection: A.men<lmonc of scot loo 211 (3) Any regulations ma.do under sect.ion twelve or made with respect to 11,ny matter referred. to in paragr�ph (c) of section two hundred and ten may, if tho President considers it expocliont to do :so in orcl<'r to con.frr a. benefit on or remove a disability attaching to a.uy officer or soldier, bu made with retrospective offt>ct. Single copies of thi8 ,tel 11-.a,1 be obt<,irl.ed from the Gouernme1H P,,i,•ter, P.O. Bo:r !3OL30, Lus,,lm. Price 20'1.

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