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Safety and Security (Defence): Government Publications: Policy Documents & Acts

Publications published by the Government of South Africa National Defence force.

White Paper

War measures continuation amendment bill explanatory memorandum 1951 49

War measures continuation bill explanatory memorandum 1952 17

Defence amendment bill explanatory memorandum 1952 30

War measures continuation bill 1954 explanatory memorandum 1954 3

Exchanges of letters on Defence matters between the Government of the Union of South Africa and the United Kingdom June 1955 (re Simonstown naval base) 1956 A

War Measures Continuation Bill explanatory memorandum 1959 1

Defence 1964/1965 1964 BB

Defence 1965/1967 White Paper DD 1967

Relief to needy gold mines explanatory memorandum 1968 J

Defence and Armaments production April 1969 H

Defence and Armament production 1973 D

Defence and Armament production 1975 E

Defence and Armament supply 1982 M

White Paper on Defence and Armament supply 1984 E

General Affairs South Africa Defence Force vote 28 1994/1995: adjustments estimate of expenditure explanatory memorandum 1995 33

Supplementary estimate 1995/1996 vote 23 National Defence explanatory memorandum 1995 55

National Defence Force vote 23 1995/1996.  Supplementary estimate of expenditure explanatory memorandum 1996 25

White Paper on Defence 1996 34

Bills

Non-Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction amendment bill 79 1996

Arms and Ammunition amendment bill 7 1995

Arms, Ammunition and armament laws transitional regulation bill 10 1995

Non-Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction amendment bill 56 1995

Defence special account amendment bill 64 1995

Defence amendment bill 65 1995

Armaments development and production amendment bill 29 1993

Defence amendment bill 30 1993

Arms and Ammunition amendment bill 82 1993

Non Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction bill 99 1993

Security forces board of inquiry bill 109 1993

Defence second amendment bill 141 1993

Application of resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations bill 164 1993

Dangerous weapons amendment bill 165 1993

Explosives amendment bill 172 1993

Arms and Ammunition second amendment bill 184 1993

Commonwealth war graves bill 9 1992

Armaments development and producation amendment bill 35 1992

Defence amendment bill 112 1992

Arms and ammunition acts ammendment bill 129 1992

Arms and ammunition amendment bill 91 1991

Arms amd ammunition amendment bill 27 1990

Civil Defence amendment bill 67 1990

Borders of particular states extension amendment bill 9 1988

Arms and ammunition amendment bill 25 1988

Civil Protection amendment bill 61 1988

Defence amendment bill 31 1987

Arms and ammunition amendment bill 25 1988

Draft Bill

Firearms control amendment bill 2005 (Gazette 28545 24-02-2006)

Statute Cape of Good Hope

Act to provide for the Organization of the Inhabitants of the several divisions of this Colony for the Internal Defence of their respective divisions Act 16 1855

Act for rendering more effective the Services of such Military Pensioners, receiving Pensions from the Colonial Revenue , as shall be called out to assist in preserving the Public Peace Act 17 1856

Act for establishing more effectually the settlements in this colony of certain Military settlers Act 5 1857

Act for removing all Doubts regarding the Validity of the Marriages of certain Military Settlers Act 13 1857

Act for granting Compensation to certain Persons for the loss of lands in the former Military Villages of Auckland, Ely, Juannasberg and Woburn and for other purposes Act 21 1860

Act to prevent the spread of contagious diseases at the Military and Naval Stations of the Colony Act 25 1868

Act for the better protection of Her Majesty's subjects on the nothern frontier of this colony Act 27 1868

Act to amend the "Border Protection Act 1868" Act 7 1874

Act to provide for the organization of the inhabitants of this colony for the defence thereof Act 7 1978

Act to organize, establish and regulate a force for the better protection of life and property in the Colony to be called "The Cape Mounted Riflemen" Act 9 1878

Act for the regulation of Volunteer Corps Act 10 1878

Act to provide pensions, in certain cases for members of the Colonial Volunteer and Colonial Yeomanry Forces and the widows and families of such members Act 16 1878

 Act to indemnify cetain persons in regard to acts done in carrying out recent military operations against enemies and rebels Act 23 1878

Act to provide for the expenses of carrying out military operations within and beyond the boundaries of the colony Act 24 1878

 Act to provide for the detention within the Colony of certain prisoners of war, now in military custody Act 6 1880

Act to provide for the detention witin the Colony of certain prisoners of war Act 13 1880

Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of a force to be called "The Cape Field Artillery" Act 15 1880

Act to indemnify certain persons in regard to acts done in carrying out recent Military Operation against enemies and rebels in Basutoland and upon the Northern Border of the Colony Act 16 1880

Act to provide for the expenses of carrying out military operation within and beyond the boundaries of the Colony Act 1 1881

Act to organise, establish and regulate a force for the better defence of the Colony to be called "The Cape Infantry" Act 7 1881

Act for the regulation of Volunteer Corps Act 10 1882

Act to provide for the command of the Colonial Forces during any vacancy in the office of Commandant-General and for the amalgamation of the wings of the "Cape Mounted Rifle" Act 24 1883

 Colonial Forces Act 32 1892

Military structures removal and compensation Act 7 1902

War losses compensation sub-commissions Act 8 1902

Navy contribution increase Act 14 1902

War losses additional compensation loan Act 17 1902

War losses compensation inquiry Act 30 1904

The war losses loan Act 31 1904

The Naval volunteers Act 14 1908

Imperial, Colonial and Republican forces burial grounds extension Act 16 1908

Transvaal Statute Law

War Law (Oorlogswet) Law 7 1866

Military Service Law 2 1876

Repeal of War Law (Oorlogswet) Law 2 of 1880

Military Service Law 2 1883

Amendment of Law 2 1883 (military service), war tax Law 24 1896

Explosives Law 27 1896

Military Service Law 20 1898

Military Service Law 20 1899

Military Service (Natives) Law 21 1899

Arms and Ammunition Ordinance 13 1902

Concentration Camps and Military Structures Ordinance 39 1902

Explosives Law Amendment Ordinace 4 1903

Military Manoeuvres Ordinance 25 1903

Explosive Importation Ordinance 59 1903

Volunteer Corps Ordinance 37 1904

War Stores (Commission) Ordinance 22 1905

Pretoria and Military Water supply Ordinance 34 1905

Arms and Ammunition Act 10 1907

Statutes of Natal

Firearms Ordinance 9 1857

Firearms Ordinance 11 1858

Arms and Ammunition Ordinance 5 1859

Firearms Ordinance 8 1859

Arms and Ammunition Law 8 1862

Arms and Ammunition 11 1862

Arms and Ammunition Law 16 1862

Arms and Ammunition Law 12 1863

Arms and Ammunition Law 12 1865

Arms and Ammunition Law 11 1891

Naval Service Act 5 1903

Militia Act 36 1903

Military Manouevres Act 24 1904

Militia Act 30 1905

Militia Act 36 1906

Royal Arms Act 45 1906

Orange River Colony Statutes

Military structures removal, and concentration camps maintenance 26 1902

Military manouvres Ordinance 28 1903

Volunteer Corps Ordinance 25 1905

Field Cornets Act 20 1907

Arms and Ammuniton Act 23 1907

 

 

Union of South Africa Revised Statutes 1910-1929

Defence Act 13 1912

Public Servants (Military Service) Act 25 1919

War special pensions Act 42 1919

War special pensions Act 41 1920

Treaties of Peace Act Act 32 1921

South Africa Defence act amendment Act 22 1922

Defence endowment property and account Act 33 1922

Defence endowment property and account (amendment) Act 17 1929

Union of South Africa Statute 1910-1979

South Africa Defence Act 13 1912

Removal of disabilities (war and rebellion) Act 10 1915

War stores (Commission) Act 19 1915

War special pensions Act 29 1916

Special war tax (gold mines) Act 34 1916

War special pensions Act 43 1917

War special pensions act amendment Act 25 1918

Public Servants (Military Service) Act 25 1919

War Special pensions Act 42 1919

Treaty of peace and South West Africa Mandate Act 49 1919

War special pensions act amendment Act 41 1920

South Africa Defence act amenement Act 22 1922

Defence endowment property and account Act 33 1922

Defence endowmnet property and account (amendment) Act 17 1929

Defence Act (amendment) and Dominion Forces Act 32 1932

Arms and Ammunition Act 28 1937

Defence special pensions and moratorium Act 29 1940

War measures Act 13 1940

Active Service Voters Act 37 1931

War damage insurance Act 21 1941

War measures (amendment) Act 32 1940

War pensions Act 45 1941

War damage insurance amendment Act 25 1942

War pensions Act 44 1942

War service voters Act 34 1943

Attorneys' admission (Military Service) Act 31 1944

Public Servants (Military Service) Act 27 1944

Soldiers and war workers employment act 40 1944

Military Service Act 2 1945

Native Reserves (South West Africa) Act 44 1945

Public Servants (Military Service) Amendment Act 31 1945

Old Age and Veteran's pensions amendment Act 43 1946

War pensions laws amendment Act 58 1946

Defence amendment Act 39 1947

War measures repeal Act 30 1947

War pensions laws amendment Act 17 1947

War measures continuation Act 18 1948

War measures furthe continuation Act 48 1948

Defence amendment Act 43 1949

War measures continuation Act 29 1950

Defence amendment Act 44 1951

War measures continuation amendment Act 62 1951

Defence amendment Act 62 1952

Defence Special equipment account Act 8 1952

Presumption of death of soldiers Act 42 1952

War measures continuation Act 31 1952

War measures amendment Act 30 1953

Defence amendment Act 43 1954

War measures continuation Act 51 1954

Arms and Ammuniton amendment Act 2 1956

Simonstown Naval base employee's transfer Act 72 1956

War measures continuation Act 58 1956

Arms and ammunitiion amendment Act 2 1956

Defence Act 44 1957

War measures continuation amendment Act 39 1959

Defence amendment Act 12 1961

Defence further amendment Act 42 1961

War special pensions amendment Act 54 1961

Defence amendment Act 83 1962

War veterans' pensions Act 40 1962

War measures continuation amendment Act 66 1962

Defence amendment Act 77 1963

Defence amendment Act 81 1964

Explosives amendment Act 55 1965

Official secrets amendment Act 65 1965

War measures continuation amendment Act 57 1965

Civil Defence Act 39 1966

Border Control Act 61 1967

Civil Defence amendment Act 69  1967

Defence amendment Act 85 1967

War graves Act 34 1967

War measures continuation amendment Act 25 1967

War pensions Act 82 1967

War veterans pensions Act 25 1968

War graves amendment Act 35 1968

War measures continuation amendment Act 74 1968

Defence amendment Act 3 1969

Civil defence amendment Act 5 1969

War graves amendment Act 8 1969

Arms and ammunition Act 75 1969

Security services special account Act 81 1969

Defence amendment Act 28 1970

War Graves amendment Act 38 1970

National war fund Act 811970

War veterans pensions amendment Act 15 1971

Armaments amendment Act 39 1971

National war fund amendment Act 40 1972

Security intelligence and State Security council Act 64 1972
Armaments development and production amendment Act 65 1972

Defence amendment Act 66 1972

 Defence amendment Act 26 1973

 Defence Special account act 6 1974

Defence amendment Act8 1974

Defence further amendment Act 83 1974

Defence amendment Act 1 1976

Simulated armaments transactions prohibition Act 2 1976

Military pensions Act 84 1976

War damage insurance and compensation Act 85 1976

Defence amendment Act 35 1977

War graves amendment Act 53 1977

Civil Defence Act 67 1977

Second Defence amendment Act 68 1977

Bophuthatswana border extension Act 8 1978

Designated neighbouring countries Act 41 1978

Defence amendment Act 49 1978

Defence amendment Act 41 1979

 

South Africa Statutes 1980-1989

Borders of particular States extension Act 2 1980

Heraldry amendment Act 64 1980

Defence amendment Act 77 1980

Defence special account amendment Act 17 1981

Borders of particular states extension amendment Act 77 1981

Training centres for coloured cadets repeal Act 81 1981

Defence amendment Act 103 1982

Borders of particular States extension amendment Act 25 1983

Borders of particular States second amendment Act 109 1983

Defence amendment Act 34 1983

Defence amendment Act 87 1984

Borders of particular states extension amendment Act 112 1986

War graves and national monumnets amendment Act 11 1986

Defence amendment Act 45 1987

Arms and Ammunition Act 60 1988

Venda Acts

Defence Amendment Act 6 1985

Civil Defence Act 10 1985

Explosives Amendment Act 10 1986

Transkei Acts

Military Discipline Act 23 1977

Defence Act 34 1978

Arms and Ammunition Act 14 1981

 Defence Amendment Act 13 1986

Intelligence Service and State Security Council Act 20 1987

Decrees

Defence Amendment 5 1989

Intelligence Service and State Security Amendment (Xhosa text) 11 1989

Secretary to the Military Council Decree 13 1989

Ciskei Acts

Defence Act 1 1981

Arms and Ammunition Amendment Act 17 1983

Explosives Amendment Act 18 1983

National Security Amendment Act 35 1983

Arms and Ammunition Amendment Act 41 1984

Defence Amendment Act 11 1985

National Security Amendment Act 24 1985

Explosive Amendment Act 30 1985

National Security Second Amendment Act 33 1985

Defence Act 17 1986

Arms and Ammunition Amendment Act 21 1987

Arms and Ammunition Amendment Decree 37 1990

Defence Producing Substances Amendment Decree 26 1991

Forces Amendment Decree 1 1992

Acts

Arms and Ammunition Amendment Act 30 1990

Civil Defence Amendment Act 82 1990

Armament Development and Production Amendment Act 46 1992

Defence Amendment Act 132 1992

Internal Peace Institutions Act 135 1992

Defence Second Amendment Act 134 1993

Arms and Ammunition Second Amendment Act 177 1993

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