Repeal of Act 37 of 1970, Act 2 of 1979, and Act 5 of 1980, and savings 19. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the Identity Documents in South West Africa Act, 1970 (Act 37 of 1970), the Identification of Persons Act, 1979 (Act 2 of 1979) and the Identification of Persons Amendment Act, 1980 (Act 5 of 1980) are hereby repealed. (2) Any regulation, directive, authority made or given under any provision of any law repealed by subsection (1) shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with this Act, be deemed to have been made or given under a corresponding provision of this Act. (3) An identity document issued under the provision of any law repealed by subsection (1) shall, notwithstanding the repeal of such law, remain in force and be deemed to be an identity document issued under this Act until such date as determined by the Minister, by notice in the with effect from which such an identity document shall cease to be a valid Gazette, identity document. (4) Any identity document or other related document issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on or after 1 July 1994 and before the commencement of this Act, and purporting to be such identity document or other related document shall be deemed to have been issued under this Act. Short title and commencement 20. This Act shall be called the Identification Act, 1996, and shall come into operation on a date to be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.
Repeal of Act 37 of 1970, Act 2 of 1979, and Act 5 of 1980, and savings 19. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the Identity Documents in South West Africa Act, 1970 (Act 37 of 1970), the Identification of Persons Act, 1979 (Act 2 of 1979) and the Identification of Persons Amendment Act, 1980 (Act 5 of 1980) are hereby repealed. (2) Any regulation, directive, authority made or given under any provision of any law repealed by subsection (1) shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with this Act, be deemed to have been made or given under a corresponding provision of this Act. (3) An identity document issued under the provision of any law repealed by subsection (1) shall, notwithstanding the repeal of such law, remain in force and be deemed to be an identity document issued under this Act until such date as determined by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, with effect from which such an identity document shall cease to be a valid identity document. (4) Any identity document or other related document issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on or after 1 July 1994 and before the commencement of this Act, and purporting to be such identity document or other related document shall be deemed to have been issued under this Act. Short title and commencement 20. This Act shall be called the Identification Act, 1996, and shall come into operation on a date to be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.