Divorce Act, 1979/Versions
Various versions of the Divorce Act, 1979, exist:
- as enacted on 15 June 1979 and as came into force on 1 July 1979.
- as amended on 1 November 1984 by the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984.
- as amended on 3 October 1986 by the Transfer of Powers and Duties of the State President Act, 1986.
- as amended on 2 December 1988 by the Marriage and Matrimonial Property Law Amendment Act, 1988.
- as amended on 1 August 1989 by the Divorce Amendment Act, 1989.
- as amended on 1 October 1990 by the Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act, 1987.
- as amended on 15 April 1992 by the Divorce Amendment Act, 1992.
- as amended on 1 August 1992 by the Domicile Act, 1992.
- as amended on 22 November 1996 by the Divorce Amendment Act, 1996.
- as amended on 1 April 1997 by the Justice Laws Rationalisation Act, 1996.
- as amended on 6 April 1998 by the Divorce Courts Amendment Act, 1997.
- as amended on 1 June 1998 by the Films and Publications Act, 1996.
- as amended on 31 March 2005 by the Judicial Matters Second Amendment Act, 2003.
- as amended on 9 August 2010 by the Jurisdiction of Regional Courts Amendment Act, 2008, and currently in force.