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            <title>Local Government: Municipal Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2016 (English/Tshivenda)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000, so as to define an expression and to amend a definition; to amend provisions relating to the nomination of candidates; to provide for different modalities for payments of electoral deposits; to provide for the electronic submission of candidate nomination documents; to provide for the notification of interested parties where a candidate has been nominated by more than one person; to clarify the circumstances in which new ballot papers may be issued to voters; and to clarify the provisions relating to the determination and declaration of the results of by-elections; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 1 of 2016 G 39838 GoN 337)</category>
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            <title>Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2016 (English/Afrikaans)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Income Tax Act, 1962, so as to correct certain provisions; to provide for a correction of the calculation of the amount of a deduction in determining taxable income; to amend the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015, so as to amend certain provisions; to provide for the postponement of the commencement of certain provisions in respect of taxation of retirement benefits; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 2 of 2016 G40006 GoN 561)</category>
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            <title>Division of Revenue Act 3 of 2016</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To provide for the equitable division of revenue raised nationally among the national, provincial and local spheres of government for the 2016/17 financial year, the determination of each province’s equitable share and allocations to provinces, local government and municipalities from national government’s equitable share and the responsibilities of all three spheres pursuant to such division and allocations; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 3 of 2016 G 39995 GoN 529)</category>
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            <title>Performing Animals Protection Amendment Act 4 of 2016 (English/Afrikaans) </title>
            <link>https://www.polity.org.za/article/performing-animals-protection-amendment-act-4-of-2016-english-afrikaans-2017-01-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Performing Animals Protection Act, 1935, so as to repeal certain sections; to insert certain definitions; to provide for the designation of a National Licensing Officer; to provide for a procedure for the application for a licence to exhibit and train performing animals or use of animals for safeguarding; to provide for the functions of a National Licensing Officer; to provide for the issuance of licences; to provide for an appeals process; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 4 of 2016 G 40555 GoN 33)</category>
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            <title>Appropriation Act 6 of 2016</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To appropriate money from the National Revenue Fund for the requirements of the State for the 2016/17 financial year; to prescribe conditions for the spending of funds withdrawn for the 2017/18 financial year before the commencement of the Appropriation Act for the 2017/18 financial year; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
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            <category>[Act 6 of 2016 G 40194 GoN 614]</category>
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            <title>Finance Act 7 of 2016 (English/Setswana) </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To approve unauthorised expenditure; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 7 of 2016 G 40556 GoN 34)</category>
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            <title>Immigration Amendment Act 8 of 2016 (English/Siswati)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Immigration Act, 2002, so as to provide for an adequate sanction for foreigners who have overstayed in the Republic beyond the expiry date on their visa; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 8 of 2016 G 40302 GoN 1158)</category>
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            <title>Higher Education Amendment Act 9 of 2016 (English/Afrikaans) </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Higher Education Act, 1997, so as to provide for the insertion of new definitions; to provide for the determination of transformation policy and oversight mechanisms for the public higher education system; to provide for the development of articulation and recognition of prior learning frameworks across the education system; to provide for new institutional types; to provide for the conversion of public higher education institutions; to provide for the powers of the council of a public higher education institution to invest funds; to provide further for the issuing of Ministerial directives; to provide for indemnification of an independent assessor; to provide for the indemnification and termination of the term of office of an administrator; to provide for different categories of registration of private higher education institutions and the associated rights to extend the power to award diplomas, certificates and confer degrees to private higher education institutions; to provide for the withdrawal and revocation of qualifica- tions by public or private higher education institutions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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