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            <title>Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act 1 of 2017 (English / Afrikaans) </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001, so as to define or further define certain expressions; to extend the objectives of the Centre so as to provide for the additional sharing of information and for the Centre to assist in the implementation of financial sanctions and to administer measures pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations; to extend the functions of the Centre so as to provide for the additional sharing of information and to provide for guidance to accountable institutions in respect of the freezing of property and transactions pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations; to abolish the Counter Money Laundering Advisory...]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 1 of 2017 G 40821 GoN 396)</category>
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            <title>Justice Administered Fund Act 2 of 2017 </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To provide for the establishment of a JusticeAdministered Fund; to provide for the management, control, investment and utilisation of money in the Fund; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 2 of 2017 G 40773 GoN 344)</category>
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            <title>Division of Revenue Act 3 of 2017 (English / Sepedi) </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 2017/18 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 2017 G 40871 GoN 475)</category>
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            <title>Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 4 of 2017 (English / Afrikaans) </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to provide the courts with a wider range of options in respect of orders to be issued in cases of findings that accused persons are not capable of understanding criminal proceedings so as to make a proper defence; or that accused persons are by reason of mental illness or intellectual disability or for any other reason not criminally responsible for the offences they are charged with; to clarify the composition of the panels provided for in section 79 to conduct enquiries into the mental condition of accused persons; and to provide for matters connected therewith]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 4 of 2017 G 40946 GoN 619)</category>
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            <title>Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 5 of 2017 (English / Afrikaans) </title>
            <link>https://www.polity.org.za/article/protected-disclosures-amendment-act-5-of-2017-english-afrikaans-2017-08-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Protected Disclosures Act, 2000, so as to extend the application of the Act to any person who works or worked for the State or another person or who in any manner assists or assisted in carrying on or conducting the business of an employer or client as an independent contractor, consultant, agent or person rendering services to a client while being employed by a temporary employment service; to regulate joint liability of employers and their clients; to introduce a duty to inform employees or workers who have disclosed information regarding unlawful or irregular conduct; to provide for immunity against civil and criminal liability flowing from a disclosure of information which shows or tends to show that a criminal offence has been committed, is being committed or is reasonably likely to be committed; to create an offence for the disclosure of false information; and to provide for matters connected therewith.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 5 of 2017 G 41016 GoN 768)</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Appropriation Act 6 of 2017 (English / Sepedi) </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To appropriate money from the National Revenue Fund for the requirements of the State for the 2017/18 financial year; to prescribe conditions for the spending of funds withdrawn for the 2018/19 financial year before the commencement of the Appropriation Act for the 2018/19 financial year; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 6 of 2017 G 40971 GoN 661)</category>
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            <title>Courts of Law Amendment Act 7 of 2017 (English / Afrikaans) </title>
            <link>https://www.polity.org.za/article/courts-of-law-amendment-act-7-of-2017-english-afrikaans-2017-08-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, so as to insert definitions; to regulate the rescission of judgments where the judgment debt has been paid; to further regulate jurisdiction by consent of parties; to regulate the factors a court must take into consideration to make a just and equitable order; to further regulate the payment of debts in instalments or otherwise; to further regulate consent to judgments and orders for the payment of judgment debts in instalments; to further regulate ...]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 7 of 2017 G 41017 GoN 769)</category>
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            <title>Judicial Matters Amendment Act 8 of 2017 (English / Afrikaans) </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend— ● the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, so as to— ❖ further regulate the benefits of magistrates who are required to dispose of proceedings which were not disposed of on vacation of the office of magistrate; and ❖ further provide for the appointment of magistrates of regional divisions to adjudicate on civil disputes; ● the State Liability Act, 1957, so as to— ❖ further regulate the service of court process; ❖ further regulate the issuing of writs of execution or warrants of execution by registrars or clerks of the court; and ❖ amend certain definitions;]]></description>
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            <category>(Act 8 of 2017 G 41018 GoN 770)</category>
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