NO. 48 OF 1995: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AMENDMENT ACT, 1995.

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

No. 1512. 4 October 1995

NO. 48 OF 1995: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AMENDMENT ACT, 1995.

It is hereby notified that the President has assented to the following Act which is hereby published for general information:-

GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:

Words in italics indicate insertions in existing enactments.

ACT

To amend the Public Holidays Act, 1994, co ac to empower the President to declare any day to be u`lic holiday; and to provide fhr matters connected t e e ith.

Amendment to section 1 of Act 3 1994

1. Section 1 of the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (herein t r referred to as the principal Act), is hereby ``m n e`` by the substitution  subsection (1) for the ``e d finitiol`` of "public holiday" of the following insertion " '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

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

"Declaration of public holidays

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

Short title

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