Terrorism Act, 1967/1982-07-02

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Terrorism Act, 1967
enacted by the Parliament of South Africa

as at 2 June 1978

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This is the text of the Terrorism Act, 1967, as it was on 2 July 1982, after the majority of the act was repealed by the Internal Security Act, 1982, which came into force on that date in terms of Proclamation No. 119 of 1982.

1470653Terrorism Act, 1967 — as at 2 June 1978enacted by the Parliament of South Africa

Act

To prohibit terroristic activities and to amend the law relating to criminal procedure; and to provide for other incidental matters.

(English text signed by the Acting State President.)
(Assented to 12th June, 1967.)

as amended by

Abolition of Juries Act, No. 34 of 1969
Internal Security Amendment Act, No. 79 of 1976
Lower Courts Amendment Act, No. 91 of 1977
Internal Security Act, No. 74 of 1982

[S. 1–6 repealed by s. 73 of Act No. 74 of 1982.]

Legal force of process in criminal proceedings in the Republic and South-West Africa.

7. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law contained, any warrant, summons, subpoena or other process issued under any law of the Republic or of the territory in proceedings in the connection with any criminal proceedings, shall be of force and effect throughout the Republic and the territory.

(2) Whenever any person has been arrested in the territory under any warrant aforesaid issued in the Republic, or has been arrested in the Republic under any such warrant issued in the territory, he shall, as soon as possible, be taken to the place mentioned in such warrant or, if no such place is mentioned in the warrant, to the place where the warrant was issued, and if such person has escaped or has been rescued from custody, he may be arrested without warrant at any place in the Republic or the territory by any person.

[S. 8–10 repealed by s. 73 of Act No. 74 of 1982.]