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Commencement of section 7 of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984

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Commencement of section 7 of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984 (1985)
P. W. Botha, as State President of the Republic of South Africa

This presidential proclamation, number 108 of 1985 published on 5 July 1985 in Government Gazette No. 9830, set the date that section 7 of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984, was to come into force. It did not, however, come into effect, being withdrawn on 31 March 1989 by Proclamation No. 43 of 1989.

810983Commencement of section 7 of the Copyright Amendment Act, 19841985P. W. Botha, as State President of the Republic of South Africa

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Vol 241.
Pretoria, 5 July 1985
No. 9830


COMMISSION
by the
State President of the Republic of South Africa

To:

MR FRANS JACBOUS DAVIN
MR RAYMOND DAVID ACKERMAN
MR WILLIAM WALLACE ANDERSON
MR PIETER WILLEM BESTER
MR CHARL DANIËL CILLIE
MR JOHANNES CRONJE
DR JOHANN BASSON DE SWARDT
MR HERMANUS JOHANNES KLEYNHANS
MR ROELF PETRUS GERHARDUS KOTZE
MR ELDRIDGE BOYOYO MATHEBULA
MR ISAAC JACOB RUTOWITZ

Greetings!

Whereas I deem it expedient to appoint a Commission to inquire into and report on the matters hereinafter and by reason of the great trust I repose in your knowledge and ability, I do hereby authorise and appoint you—

RAYMOND DAVID ACKERMAN
WILLIAM WALLACE ANDERSON
PIETER WILLEM BESTER
CHARL DANIËL CILLIE
JOHANNES CRONJE
JOHANN BASSON DE SWART
HERMANUS JOHANNES KLEYNHANS
ROELF PETRUS GERHARDUS KOTZE
ELDRIDGE BOYOYO MATHEBULA
ISAAC JACOB RUTOWITZ

to be members and you—

FRANS JACOBUS DAVIN

to be Chairman of a commission, with the following terms of reference:

To inquire into, report on and make recommendations with regard to the basis of of the Government's bread subsidy scheme with specific reference to—

(a) the justification or otherwise of the scheme; and if the continuation thereof is deemed justified—

(b) what the nature and extent of the Subsidy should be;

(c) the source(s) from which it should be financed; and

(d) the manner in which the subsidy should be applied to ensure that the subsidy is most effectively utilised to the advantage of the less privileged consumers.

I do hereby desire and require that you do, as soon as this can conveniently be done, using all diligence, report to me the result of your and in particular that your report I and recommendations with regard to points (a), (b) and (c), at least of your terms of reference be submitted not later than 15 September 1985.

And I further direct that this Commission shall continue in force until you have finally reported on the matters and carried out the duties aforesaid, or otherwise until this Commission Shall by me be revoked, and that you shall sit from time to time at such place or places as you may find necessary for the purpose aforesaid.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this Eighteenth day of June, One thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Five.

P. W. Botha,
State President.

By Order of the State President-in-Cabinet.
J.J. G. Wentzel

PROCLAMATION

by the

State President of the Republic of South Africa

No. 108, 1985

Commencement of section 7 of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984 (Act 52 of 1984)

By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 15 (1) of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984, I fix 1 April 1989 as the date on which the said section 7 shall come into operation.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this Sixth day of June, One thousand Nine hundred and Eighty-five.

P. W. Botha,
State President.

By Order of the State President-in-Council:
D. J. de Villiers.

This work is in the public domain because it was created and first published in South Africa and it is an official text of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or an official translation of such a text.

According to the Copyright Act, 1978, § 12 (8) (a), "No copyright shall subsist in official texts of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or in official translations of such texts."

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