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OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS: DRAFT REGULATIONS OUT FOR COMMENT
- 03 August 2026
- Justice & Constitutional Development
- SA Legal Academy
The Department of Justice & Constitutional Development has called for input by 31 August 2026 on draft regulations under the 1963 Justices of the Peace & Commissioners of Oaths Act. Once finalised, they will repeal and replace those in force since 1972.
Significantly more comprehensive than the prevailing regulations, among other things their proposed replacement covers:
- the duties of a commissioner
- prohibited actions
- signing a declaration
- electronic commissioning, and
- certification procedures.
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