EMBARGO: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION CONCERNING ITS RELEASE OF DISCUSSION PAPER 120 ON STATUTORY LAW REVISION IN RESPECT OF LEGISLATION ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITONAL AFFAIRS The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) hereby releases its Discussion Paper 120 on Project 25: Statutory law revision in respect of legislation administered by the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), for general information and comment. The discussion paper sets out the SALRC's preliminary recommendations for law reform regarding statutes administered by CoGTA. The SALRC has identified 57 Acts as being statutes that are administered by CoGTA.
ï· the provisions of Acts set out in Schedule 3 of the proposed Bill be amended to the extent set out in that Schedule, for the reasons set out in Chapter 2 of the discussion paper.
On 17 November 2010 the SALRC considered and approved the publication of Discussion Paper 120. The SALRC invites comments and suggestions on Discussion Paper 120.
The Secretary South African Law Reform Commission Private Bag X668 Pretoria 0001 Tel: (012) 392 9563 Fax: 086 501 9217 or (012) 323-4406 E-mail: LMngoma@justice.gov.za Website: http://salawreform.justice.gov.za/ The South African Law Reform Commission was established by the South African Law Reform Commission Act 19 of 1973. It is an advisory body whose aim is the renewal and improvement of the law of South Africa on a continuous basis.
Discussion Paper 120 will be made available on the Internet at the following site: http://salawreform.justice.gov.za/dpapers.htm The discussion paper is also obtainable free of charge from the SALRC upon request (the contact person is Mr Jacob Kabini at (012) 392 9580). ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY: SA LAW REFORM COMMISSION DATE: 8 December 2010 CONTACT FOR ENQUIRIES IN RESPECT OF MEDIA STATEMENT: MR L MNGOMA Tel: (012) 392 9563 Fax: (012) 323 4406 E-mail: LMngoma@justice.gov.