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Act of Parliament

Office for Reparations Act 2018

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Office for Reparations

Act, No. 34 of 2018.

s 2Objectives of this Act

The objectives of this Act shall be –

(a)

to formulate and recommend to the Cabinet of

Ministers, Policies on Reparations to grant individual and collective reparations to aggrieved persons;

(b)

to facilitate and implement such Policies on reparations as approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, by the Office for Reparations, including specialized policies on public education, memorialization and on children, youths, women and victims of sexual violence and persons with disabilities;

(c)

to establish links to ensure the compatibility of the

Office for Reparations with other mechanisms aimed at reconciliation; and

(d)

to monitor and evaluate the progress of delivery of reparations to eligible aggrieved persons.

Part I

Establishment of the Office for Reparations

Read on from Part I

Part II

Powers and Functions of the Office for Reparations

Read on from Part II

Part III

Secretariat

Read on from Part III

Part IV

Finance and Reporting

Read on from Part IV

Part V

General

Read on from Part V