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Act of Parliament

Registration of Deaths (Temporary Provisions) Act 2010

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s 1Short title, duration and extension of operation of the Act

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Registration of

Deaths (Temporary Provisions) Act, No. 19 of 2010. The provisions of this Act shall be in operation for a period of three years from the date of its commencement.

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the

Minister may not less than one month prior to the expiration of any period of operation of this Act, by Order published in the Gazette, extend such period of operation:

Provided however, that any such extension shall not, in any one instance, be for more than a period of two years.

(3)

Notification of the date of any extension granted in terms of subsection (2) shall be published in the Gazette.

Part I

Registration of Deaths of Persons Missing Due to Terrorist or Subversive Activity or Civil Commotion

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Part II

Registration of Deaths of Persons Missing Due to Natural Disasters or Calamities

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Part III

Miscellaneous Provisions

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Schedules