# Commencement of section 7 of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984

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This presidential proclamation, number 108 of 1985 published on 5 July 1985 in Government Gazette No. 9830, set the date that section 7 of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984, was to come into force. It did not, however, come into effect, being withdrawn on 31 March 1989 by Proclamation No. 43 of 1989.
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
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COMMISSION by the State President of the Republic of South Africa
To:
MR FRANS JACBOUS DAVIN
MR RAYMOND DAVID ACKERMAN MR WILLIAM WALLACE ANDERSON MR PIETER WILLEM BESTER MR CHARL DANIËL CILLIE MR JOHANNES CRONJE
DR JOHANN BASSON DE SWARDT MR HERMANUS JOHANNES KLEYNHANS MR ROELF PETRUS GERHARDUS KOTZE MR ELDRIDGE BOYOYO MATHEBULA MR ISAAC JACOB RUTOWITZ
Greetings!
Whereas I deem it expedient to appoint a Commission to inquire into and report on the matters hereinafter and by reason of the great trust I repose in your knowledge and ability, I do hereby authorise and appoint you—
RAYMOND DAVID ACKERMAN WILLIAM WALLACE ANDERSON
PIETER WILLEM BESTER CHARL DANIËL CILLIE JOHANNES CRONJE
JOHANN BASSON DE SWART HERMANUS JOHANNES KLEYNHANS ROELF PETRUS GERHARDUS KOTZE ELDRIDGE BOYOYO MATHEBULA ISAAC JACOB RUTOWITZ
to be members and you—
FRANS JACOBUS DAVIN
to be Chairman of a commission, with the following terms of reference:
To inquire into, report on and make recommendations with regard to the basis of of the Government's bread subsidy scheme with specific reference to—
(a) the justification or otherwise of the scheme; and if the continuation thereof is deemed justified—
(b) what the nature and extent of the Subsidy should be;
​(c) the source(s) from which it should be financed; and
(d) the manner in which the subsidy should be applied to ensure that the subsidy is most effectively utilised to the advantage of the less privileged consumers.
I do hereby desire and require that you do, as soon as this can conveniently be done, using all diligence, report to me the result of your and in particular that your report I and recommendations with regard to points (a), (b) and (c), at least of your terms of reference be submitted not later than 15 September 1985.
And I further direct that this Commission shall continue in force until you have finally reported on the matters and carried out the duties aforesaid, or otherwise until this Commission Shall by me be revoked, and that you shall sit from time to time at such place or places as you may ﬁnd necessary for the purpose aforesaid.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this Eighteenth day of June, One thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Five.
P. W. Botha, State President.
By Order of the State President-in-Cabinet. J.J. G. Wentzel
PROCLAMATION
by the
State President of the Republic of South Africa
No. 108, 1985
Commencement of section 7 of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984 (Act 52 of 1984)
By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 15 (1) of the Copyright Amendment Act, 1984, I fix 1 April 1989 as the date on which the said section 7 shall come into operation.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this Sixth day of June, One thousand Nine hundred and Eighty-five.
P. W. Botha, State President.
By Order of the State President-in-Council: D. J. de Villiers.
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According to the Copyright Act, 1978, § 12 (8) (a), "No copyright shall subsist in official texts of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or in official translations of such texts."
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