PARLIAMENT: ESKOM DEBT RELIEF, CANNABIS AND DIVORCE BILLS SENT TO PRESIDENT

PARLIAMENT: ESKOM DEBT RELIEF, CANNABIS AND DIVORCE BILLS SENT TO PRESIDENT

• 28 February 2024
• Parliament
• SA Legal Academy

According to recently circulated parliamentary papers and an associated media statement, the following Bills have left Parliament and will be sent to the President for signature:

• the Eskom Debt Relief Amendment Bill (among other things, empowering the Minister to reduce the amount of a loan to Eskom should the utility fail to comply with conditions in the principal statute)
• the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill’s ‘B’ version (on which SA Legal Academy has already reported), and
• the Divorce Amendment Bill’s ‘B’ version (on SA Legal Academy has also reported).

The process of signing a Bill into law may take some time. In certain cases, regulations need to be drafted before a new piece of legislation is operationalised. Many Bills are signed into law and published as Acts for information purposes but do not immediately come into effect.

• parliamentary papers
• media statement

Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch

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